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Design for environmental sustainability / Carlo Vezzoli, Ezio Manzini.

Vezzoli, Carlo. (Author). Manzini, Ezio. (Added Author).

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-295) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Pt. I. Frame of Reference -- 1. Sustainability and Discontinuity -- 2. Products, Contexts and Capacities -- 3. A Social Learning Process -- Pt. II. Design for Environmental Sustainability -- 4. Life Cycle Design -- 5. Minimising Resource Consumption -- 6. Selecting Low Impact Resources and Processes -- 7. Product Lifetime Optimisation -- 8. Extending the Lifespan of Materials -- 9. Facilitating Disassembly -- 10. System Design for Eco-efficiency -- Pt. III. Methods and Support Tools for Environmental Sustainability Analysis and Design -- 11. Environmental Complexity and Designing Activity -- 12. Estimating the Environmental Impact of Products: Life Cycle Assessment -- 13. Environmentally Sustainable Design-orienting Tools -- Pt. IV. The Roadmap and the State of the Art -- 14. Evolution of Sustainability in Design Research and Practice -- Appendix A. Design Criteria and Guidelines -- Appendix B. Diagrams of Environmental Impacts.
Language Note:	Translated from the Italian.