Title :
Towards Indicators of Sustainable Product Design
Author :
De Almeida Souza, Paulo Fernando ; de Barros Pereira, H.B.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of the State of Bahia, Bahia
Abstract :
This paper aims in presenting a proposal of a set of indicators of sustainable and responsible product design. The main idea is to develop a conceptual model of indicators, which will be presented and applied to design process in general. The proposed set of indicators is discussed and suggested as basis for the development of tools that offer a broader sense of sustainability in order to support the main decisions during the product development.
Keywords :
product design; product development; sustainable development; indicators; product development; sustainable product design; Ecosystems; History; Humans; Industrial plants; Process design; Product design; Product development; Production; Reflection; Sustainable development;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 2006 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Bahia
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0285-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0286-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.2006.4279865
