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Food Orbits: A Novel Design Tool For Complex Systems, Stephen Brogan, Seaton Baxter
Food Orbits: A Novel Design Tool For Complex Systems, Stephen Brogan, Seaton Baxter
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Food and our relationship with it is important to our very survival. To understand the different natures of various food systems it is critical to understand some of their general characteristics. We must know the components of the system and how they work together. Currently, there are several conceptual models of food systems available to facilitate the understanding of such: the linear, radial and loop models, none of which seem suitable for a design application. Natural food systems are complex adaptive systems that operate in a closed loop, with all inputs emanating from and all residuals returning to the source. …
Developing A Framework For Mapping Sustainable Design Activities, Bernhard Dusch, Nathan Crilly, James Moultrie
Developing A Framework For Mapping Sustainable Design Activities, Bernhard Dusch, Nathan Crilly, James Moultrie
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The notion of sustainable design has become increasingly prominent within the design community. As a result, numerous design theories, strategies and tools are available to designers. Yet, limited attempts in the field evaluate these activities by placing them in relation to each other or within the broader context of sustainable development. Based on a literature review this study develops an integrated framework which connects the areas of sustainable development and sustainable design. This framework may be utilised in two ways: firstly, to visualise the interdependencies of sustainable design and sustainable development; secondly, as an assessment tool to measure and compare …
Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles: New Parameters For Automotive Design, Stuart G. English, Matteo Conti
Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles: New Parameters For Automotive Design, Stuart G. English, Matteo Conti
DRS Biennial Conference Series
As the influence of vehicle emissions on our environment has become better understood, the UK government has recently placed urgent emphasis on the implementation of low carbon technologies in the automotive industry through: the UK Low Carbon Industrial Strategy. The overall objective is to offer big incentives to consumers and support for the development of infrastructure and engineering solutions. This scheme however does not consider how the development of functional and experiential user value might drive consumer demand, contributing to the adoption of low carbon vehicles (LCVs) in the mass market. With the emergence of the North East of England …
On The Impact Of Systemic Thinking In Sustainable Design, Ricardo Sosa, Alberto Dorantes, César Cárdenas, Victor Martínez
On The Impact Of Systemic Thinking In Sustainable Design, Ricardo Sosa, Alberto Dorantes, César Cárdenas, Victor Martínez
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The world faces significant problems of high complexity. The potential of knowledge, methods and tools used in design education and practice are useful for the development of sustainable solutions. Sustainable design is regarded in this paper as the integration of multiple competencies in order to generate and implement creative interventions that trigger positive changes in complex socio-technical systems. In this paper, a multidisciplinary case study is created for experimentation on the way in which different student groups approach complex problems, the type and level of thinking used, and the evaluation of the adequateness of their proposals by experts. The groups …
The Design And Development Of Microcab, Michael Tovey
The Design And Development Of Microcab, Michael Tovey
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The combination of the global economic crisis and the issues associated with reducing our carbon consumption has made the Microcab project both timely and relevant. The company is essentially a spin-out from Coventry University’s design expertise. The project has been to design, develop and test a sequence of vehicles for urban transport using low carbon hydrogen fuel cell technology. The key process issue is whether a relatively straight forward and familiar design process can be followed up successfully by a design product evolution and testing programme which is complex. Its complexity is in its dependence on various funding sources, in …