Structuring Circular Objectives and Design Strategies for the Circular Economy: A Multi-Hierarchical Theoretical Framework

Most frameworks for dealing with the complexity of designing for the circular economy have limitations in terms of correlating different domains of knowledge, correlating highly complex design strategies, and facilitating the process of design strategies’ discovery and development. This paper discusses how managers and designers can create...

Product-Service Systems Development for Sustainability. A New Understanding

.This chapter introduces the concept of Sustainable Product-Service System (S.PSS). S.PSS is an offer model providing an integrated mix of products and services that are together able to fulfil a particular customer/user demand (to deliver a “unit of satisfaction”), based on innovative interactions between the stakeholders of the value...

Product-Service System Development for Sustainability: A New Understanding

Designing Sustainable Energy for All: Sustainable Product-Service System Design Applied to Distributed Renewable Energy

This open access book addresses the issue of diffusing sustainable energy access in low- and middle-income contexts.<br/><br/>Access to energy is one of the greatest challenges for many people living in low-<br/>income and developing contexts, as around 1.4 billion people lack access to electricity. <br/>Distributed Renewable Energy systems (DRE...

Sustainable Product-Service System (S.PSS)

A key contemporary query is the following: within the current social, environmental and economic crisis, which are the opportunities for innovate towards sustainability? Do we know any offer/business model capable of creating (new) value, decoupling it from material and energy consumption? In other words, is there any alternative to...

System Design For Sustainable Energy For all: A new role for designers

We understood in the previous chapters that Sustainable Product-Service Systems (S.PSS) applied to Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) represents a win-win opportunity to extend the access to sustainable energy to All.

Practical examples of application of SD4SEA approach/Tools

This chapter illustrates two practical applications of the SD4SEA design approach and tools, describing how they have been used by companies, practitioners and academics in different countries as part of the LeNSes project.

Design for sustainability: An introduction

Historically, the reaction of humankind to environmental degradation, especially since the second half of the last century, has moved from an end-of-pipe approach to actions increasingly aimed at prevention.

Sustainable product-service system applied to distributed renewable energies

We argued in previous chapters that Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) generation is a promising approach towards sustainable energy for All.

Energy and sustainable development

The world is facing a strong evolution due to the advancement of information and communication technologies that set the knowledge technologies at the base of productivity, competition and power.

Method and tools for system design for sustainable energy for all

The method developed within the LeNSes project is called Method for System Design for Sustainable Energy for All (MSD4SEA).

Distributed/Decentralised renewable energy systems

In the previous chapter, we introduced that Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) is the most promising model to bring sustainable energy to All.

System design for sustainable energy for all: A new knowledge base and know-how developed within the LeNSes European and African project