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Author Lewis, Helen, 1960- author

Title Design + environment : a global guide to designing greener goods / Helen Lewis and John Gertsakis ; with Tim Grant, Nicola Morelli and Andrew Sweatman
Published Sheffield, UK : Greenleaf Publishing, 2001
Sheffield, UK : Greenleaf Publishing Limited, 2001
©2001

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Description 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Managing ecodesign -- 3. Environmental assessment tools -- 4. Ecodesign strategies -- 5. The ecology of products -- 6. Packaging -- 7. Textiles and clothing -- 8. Furniture -- 9. Electronic and electrical products -- 10. Designing tomorrow today
Summary This work helps the reader understand how and why design for environment (DfE) has become so critical to design. The authors show how to design a product that meets requirements for quality, cost, manufacturability and consumer appeal, while at the same time minimizing environmental impacts
Notes Bibliography p. [193]-198
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-198)
Subject Consumer goods -- Environmental aspects.
Industrial design -- Environmental aspects.
New products -- Environmental aspects.
Green products -- Design.
New products.
Author Gertsakis, John, author
Grant, Tim, 1951- author
Morelli, Nicola, 1921- author
Swaetman, Andrew, author
LC no. 00002304
ISBN 1874719438 (paperback)
Other Titles Design and environment : a global guide to designing greener goods
Design plus environment : a global guide to designing greener goods