Developing more environmentally sustainable consumption and production systems
depends upon consumers' willingness to engage in “greener” consumption behaviors …

Resource conservation through extended product lifetimes has emerged as a rising mantra
in various domains related to the circular economy. Meanwhile, it appears that product …

Implementing practices for a circular economy transforms the way companies do business,
notably in the manufacturing industry. However, a circular economy requires a …

Design has been recognised in the literature as a catalyst to move away from the traditional
model of take-make-dispose to achieve a more restorative, regenerative and circular …

Product lifespans of electric and electronic products are in decline, with detrimental
environmental consequences. This research maps the environmental impacts of …

For most materials used to provide buildings, infrastructure, equipment and products, global
stocks are still sufficient to meet anticipated demand, but the environmental impacts of …

Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of
the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping …

The introduction of Product-Service System (PSS) innovation for sustainability into design
has led design researchers to work on defining new skills of a more strategic nature, which …

The principle of cascading, the sequential and consecutive use of resources, is a potential
method to create added value in circular economy (CE) practices. Despite conceptual …

This chapter provides an update to developments on mitigation in the industry sector since
the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fourth Assessment Report …