Contribution of ergonomics and human factors to sustainable development: a systematic literature review

I Bolis, TFAC Sigahi, A Thatcher, P Saltorato… - Ergonomics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Although a significant amount of research has already been published, the field of
ergonomics/human factors and sustainability (E/HF-S) has not yet been systematically …

State of Science: ergonomics and global issues

A Thatcher, P Waterson, A Todd, N Moray - Ergonomics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In his 1993 IEA keynote address, Neville Moray urged the ergonomics discipline to face up
to the global problems facing humanity and consider how ergonomics might help find some …

A sustainable system of systems approach: a new HFE paradigm

A Thatcher, PHP Yeow - Ergonomics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Sustainability issues such as natural resource depletion, pollution and poor working
conditions have no geographical boundaries in our interconnected world. To address these …

Human factors and ergonomics systems-based tools for understanding and addressing global problems of the twenty-first century

A Thatcher, R Nayak, P Waterson - Ergonomics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Sustainability is a systems problem with humans as integral elements of the system.
However, sustainability problems usually have a broader scope than socio-technical …

Design Management for Sustainability: An integrated approach for the development of sustainable products

M Fargnoli, M De Minicis, M Tronci - Journal of Engineering and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The need for sustainable products has sensibly increased in recent years. Even though well-
established tools have been developed to help designers in facing with environmental …

The centrality of workers to sustainability based on values: Exploring ergonomics to introduce new rationalities into decision-making processes

I Bolis, SN Morioka, CM Brunoro… - Applied Ergonomics, 2020 - Elsevier
This article presents the results of an academic research project connecting the discipline of
ergonomics (and work-related issues) with the theme of sustainability. Despite the stated …

Human factors for a sustainable future

A Thatcher, PHP Yeow - Applied Ergonomics, 2016 - Elsevier
Current human activities are seriously eroding the ability of natural and social systems to
cope. Clearly we cannot continue along our current path without seriously damaging our …

Towards a sustainable world through human factors and ergonomics: it is all about values

K Lange-Morales, A Thatcher, G García-Acosta - Ergonomics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we analyse two approaches that attempt to address how a human factors and
ergonomics (HFE) perspective can contribute to the sustainability of the human race. We …

River and fish pollution in Malaysia: A green ergonomics perspective

WC Poon, G Herath, A Sarker, T Masuda, R Kada - Applied ergonomics, 2016 - Elsevier
Human activities, such as industrial, agricultural, and domestic pursuits, discharge effluents
into riverine ecological systems that contains aquatic resources, such as fish, which are also …

Human factors and ergonomics for sustainability

K Fischer, A Thatcher, KJ Zink - Handbook of human factors …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since the 1970s, a multitude of sustainability‐related programs and documents emerged at
the level of global multilateralism, nation‐states, communities, and organizations. The …