Sustainable Product Development Tools, Methods and Examples
This book offers a comprehensive review of sustainability and product design, providing useful information on the relevant regulations and standards for industries to meet increasing market demands for eco-products, while reducing their impact on the envi
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Sustainable Product Development Tools, Methods and Examples
S` ustainable Product Development
Daizhong Su Editor
Sustainable Product Development Tools, Methods and Examples
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Editor Daizhong Su Advanced Design and Manufacturing Engineering Centre, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-39148-5 ISBN 978-3-030-39149-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39149-2
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Preface
This book offers a comprehensive review of sustainability and product design, providing useful information on the relevant regulations/standards, methods and tools for industries to meet the increasing market demands for eco-products, while reducing their impact on the environment. The examples presented allow readers to gain insights into sustainable products. The authors also explain how to develop products with sustainability features by applying tools and methods. These tools/methods include • • • • • • • • •
Regulations/directives related to sustainable product development; Eco-point and eco-accounting infrastructure; Popular lifecycle analysis software packages; Environmental and social lifecycle impact assessment methods; Lifecycle inventory databases; ICT and traceability technologies for sustainable product development; Genetic algorithm for sustainable product design optimisation; Sustainable design and manufacture; Integrated approach for sustainable product development.
The descriptions of each sustainability method and tool are accompanied by easy-to-understand guidelines and examples. Seven different case studies are also presented, whic
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