Abstract
As the world deals with climate change, it is crucial that new products are designed to be more sustainable. Product design strategies which conform to the Circular Economy principles have recently gained attention, which promote sustainability and resource efficiency. However, such strategies require careful consideration of uncertainties and the ways to mitigate them, e.g. by using margins. The pursuit of circularity can inadvertently lead to overdesign as designers strive to mitigate elevated risks, thereby making a product less sustainable. In this paper, we explore this balance.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1199-1208 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Design Society |
| Volume | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2024 International Design Society Conference, Design 2024 - Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 20 May 2024 → 23 May 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- circular economy
- margin
- product design
- sustainable design
- uncertainty
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Computer Science Applications
- Software
- Modeling and Simulation
