Böcker i Design for Social Responsibility-serien

How can we design a better world? This book explores utopianism, but a more tentative, temporary, pluralized and truncated version of the Utopia described by Sir Thomas More's novel of 1516 - 'micro-utopias' rather than one 'Utopia'. It also argues for a metadesign approach that can bring about the realization of individual and social aspirations.

Presents a practical approach to design which focuses on the challenges and issues faced by those designing consumer products in the 21st Century. This book answer questions such as: What is sustainable product development and why is it important? What are the main drivers of sustainable product development?

Inclusive design ensures that products, services, interfaces and environments are easier to use for those with special needs or limitations. This work reviews the social trends and pressures that have pushed this subject to the fore, and assesses design responses in an international context.

The central premise of Design for Transport is that the designer's role is to approach design for transport from the point of view of the user. People have a collection of wants and needs and a significant proportion of them are to do with their requirements for mobility.

Design for Global Challenges charts the developments, opportunities and challenges for design research in addressing global challenges facing developing contexts focusing on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Shows how socially responsible design can contribute to make sport practice widespread in the general population including disadvantaged and hard-to-reach groups, and those that have been traditionally excluded such as the elderly, disabled people, those living in deprived areas and from lower socioeconomic strata.

Design for Policy charts, for the first time, the emergence of collaborative design approaches to innovation in public policy. It is a rich resource for policy makers, public managers, the academic community and advisers to government.The book is structured in three main sections, covering the global context of the rise of design for policy.