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Sustainable design and the design curriculum [PDF]
J. of Design Research, 2008 This paper reports on an initial study that begins the process of considering how design education should deal with the issue of sustainable design specifically in the context of the education of graduate designers in the fields of product, design ...
Humphries-Smith, Tania
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Design for Financial Sustainability
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2022 The 1987 United Nations Brundtland Report established the vision of sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." How might we anticipate the requirements of future custodians of vast, continuously morphing socio-technical-ecological systems ...
John Thomas, Pam Mantri
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Financing for the protection and development of forests and the forest environment in Greece [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This paper investigates the contribution of Greek forestry financing to the conservation, protection and restoration of the country’s forest ecosystems and the utilization of available financial resources in the formulation of forestry policy.
Giakoumi Eleni, Arabatzis Garyphallos
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The importance of Environmental Graphic Design in urban spaces [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Environmental graphic design (EGD) from its creation has proven that its development has emerged to serve the needs of modern society and in particular of the part of the population living in urban centers.
Ganoti Roula, Laskari Iro
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Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023 Healthcare facilities in low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa are plagued with issues of non-functional and obsolete medical devices, which ultimately end up prematurely disposed of as waste.
Karlheinz Tondo Samenjo +3 more
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JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, 2014 Sustainable building design has become a wide and multidisciplinary research endeavor including mechanical, electrical, electronic, communication, acoustic, architectural, and structural engineering. It involves the participation of owners, contractors, suppliers and building users.
Wang, Nengmou, Adeli, Hojjat
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Light pollution: Definition, Consequences, Human Knowledge, and Disclosure Strategies [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesLight pollution refers to the result of excessive and incorrectly targeted artificial lighting, which is observed in large cities and is mainly identified by the absence of starry skies.
Skandali Christina +4 more
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Close-To-Nature Heuristic Design Principles for Future Urban Green Infrastructure
Urban Planning, 2021 The global nature-climate crisis along with a fundamental shift in world population towards cities and towns has sharpened the focus on the role of urban green infrastructure. Green infrastructure has the potential to deliver cost-effective, nature-based
Saruhan Mosler, Peter Hobson
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Nordic Design Research Conference, 2013 This paper discusses how future studies and design could enable a more conscious and participatory engagement in our common future. The starting point being that representations of the future are often done in an abstract and quantitative manner, which hinders a broad engagement, and understanding of the implications of the scenarios presented.
Ilstedt, Sara, Wangel, Josefin
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Heritage management and sustainability of heritage sites. The case of ancient Greek theatre of Dodoni, Epirus, Greece [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Heritage is composed of tangible and intangible assets, as well as cultural and natural sites threatened by the effects of climate change. The sustainability of heritage is significant for its transmission to the next generations, future progress ...
Nastou Marina-Panagiota, Zerefos Stelios
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