EcoDesign and Sustainability II: Social Perspectives and Sustainability Assessment

In: Sustainable production, life cycle engineering and management

Abstract

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part ISustainable Design and User Behavior -- 1 The Chinese-Brand Electric Vehicles in the Eyes of the US Consumers -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Literature Review -- 1.2.1 Product Quality, Perceived Benefits, and Perceived Risks -- 1.2.2 China's Economic Success -- 1.3 Methodology -- 1.3.1 Respondents -- 1.3.2 Key Variables -- 1.3.3 Statistical Analysis -- 1.4 Results -- 1.4.1 Summary Statistics -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 1.5.1 Study Summary -- 1.5.2 Plant Location -- 1.5.3 Strategic Recommendations for CBEVs -- 1.5.4 Ethnocentric Beliefs and COO -- References -- 2 Comparative Analysis of the Users' Kansei Evolutions Over Their Short and Long-Lived Products' Lifetimes in Iran -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Framework -- 2.3 Method -- 2.4 Results -- 2.4.1 Kansei Items Distribution -- 2.4.2 Kansei Evolutions Over the Products Lifetime -- 2.5 Discussion and Conclusion -- 2.5.1 Trends of Kansei Evolution -- 2.5.2 Comparison -- 2.5.3 Conclusion -- References -- 3 A Toolkit for Designing Products and Services Fit for Circular Consumption -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Method -- 3.3 The Use2Use Toolkit -- 3.3.1 Use2Use Thinking Activation Pack -- 3.3.2 Circular Journeys Exploration Pack -- 3.3.3 Multiple Use-Cycles Exploration Pack -- 3.3.4 Circular Designs Ideation Pack -- 3.3.5 Circular Designs Evaluation Pack -- 3.4 Discussion -- 3.4.1 Contribution -- 3.4.2 Implications for Design Practice -- 3.4.3 Future Work -- 3.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 4 Embedding a Sustainability Focus in Packaging Development Processes -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Point of Departure -- 4.2.1 Product-Packaging Sustainability -- 4.2.2 Product-Packaging Development Processes -- 4.2.3 Packaging Within Societal Boundaries -- 4.2.4 Point of Departure: Conclusion -- 4.3 Research Method -- 4.3.1 Research Phases -- 4.3.2 Tools and Techniques.