| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 244 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Figures and Tables; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Scoping the Territory: Design, Activism and Sustainability; Chapter 2 Past Lessons: A Short History of Design in Activist Mode, 1750-2000; Chapter 3 Global-Local Tensions: Key Issues for Design in an Unsustainable World; Chapter 4 Contemporary Expressions: Design Activism, 2000 Onwards; Chapter 5 Designing Together: The Power of 'We Think', 'We Design', 'We Make'; Chapter 6 Activist Frameworks and Tools: Nodes, Networks and Technology |
| Summary |
Design academics and practitioners are facing a multiplicity of challenges in a dynamic, complex, world moving faster than the current design paradigm, which is largely tied to the values and imperatives of commercial enterprise. Current education and practice need to evolve to ensure that the discipline of design meets sustainability drivers and equips students, teachers and professionals for the near-future. Design Activism reveals the power of design for positive social and environmental change, design with a central activist role in the sustainability challenge. Design activists seek to fu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| SUBJECT |
Design 2016 gnd |
| Subject |
Design -- Social aspects
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Sustainable design.
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Industrial design -- Social aspects.
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sustainable architecture.
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DESIGN -- Essays.
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DESIGN -- Reference.
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DESIGN -- Decorative Arts.
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DESIGN -- Product.
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Design -- Social aspects
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Sustainable design
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Design
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Design -- sociala aspekter.
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Hållbar utveckling.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008046521 |
| ISBN |
9781849770941 |
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1849770948 |
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9781136568480 |
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1136568484 |
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9786612170782 |
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6612170786 |
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9781136568435 |
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1136568433 |
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9781136568473 |
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1136568476 |
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9786000015251 |
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6000015259 |
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