Essays about: "design for circular consumers"

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1. 16. The role of Urban Design within the Circular Economy Concept.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Mayra Alves Zanin; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable Urban Design Future Circular Economy Lifestyle; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Contributor to climate change, cities are the major responsible for a great amount of natural resource consumption and global waste production as a consequence of the ”take, make, dispose" aspects of our linear economic model. In face of this issue, Circular Economy (CE) is a new concept that seeks to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources by shifting the linear economic system into a circular one. READ MORE

3. 17. An Exploratory Study of Sourcing Options for Alternative Materials to Leather - A Case Study at IKEA of Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Akashdeep Maheshwari; David Marriaga Diaz; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Corporate Sustainability; Leather; Coated fabrics; Leather alternatives; Circular supply chain; Sustainable supply chain management; Purchasing strategic management; Supplier selection; LCA.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Abstract Title: An exploratory study of sourcing options for alternative materials to leather. Authors: Akashdeep Maheshwari and David Marriaga Diaz – Master Students in Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Division of Engineering Logistics. Lunds Tekniska Högskola (LTH), Lund University. READ MORE

4. 18. What's Next in Sustainable Acoustic Materials?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

   Author : Klas Hellqvist; Anna Andersson; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Acoustics; Materials; Sound Absorption; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : As industries have begun to rethink the way they design, make and dispose of products for the purpose of sustainable development, manufacturers of acoustic products have been slow off the mark. The majority of acoustic products are still made of primarily virgin material made from petrochemical resources, which have a significant impact on the environment. READ MORE

5. 19. Obstacles in the textile upcycling chain, a case study of the communication between small-scaled upcycling actors and their processes.

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Ida Aguilar Johansson; Andrea Runstrand; [2020]
   Keywords : Upcycle; Remanufacturing; Textile Waste Management; Communication Tools; Reversed supply chain; Closed loop systems; Sorting; Återbruk; Textilindustri; Hållbar produktion; Kommunikationsverktyg; Småskalig;

   Abstract : Upcycling of textiles is a well-known method to remake worn textiles and decrease the environmental impact coming from the textile industry. Many fast fashion companies have tried to implement upcycling in their own textile value chains to become more circular. READ MORE

6. 20. Promoting a Circular Economy in the Mobile Phone Product System in China

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Shihui Wang; [2020]
   Keywords : Mobile phone; System dynamics model; Sustainability profit; Old-for-new policy; Eco-design; Product service system;

   Abstract : The concept of the circular economy has been introduced to China and encouraged to be implemented in manufacturing industries by the government in recent years. The implementation of a circular economy in the mobile phone product system can potentially serve as a solution to reducing a significant amount of waste mobile phones. READ MORE