Environmental Environmental Implications of the Implications of the Industrial Age Industrial Age What will be the aims of product What will be the aims of product design in the future? design in the future? How can we manage the changes How can we manage the changes necessary to our technological- necessary to our technological- industry society to make life on industry society to make life on earth bearable in future? earth bearable in future? Page number 222 - Page number 222 - 231 231
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Environmental Implications Environmental Implications of the Industrial Ageof the Industrial Age
What will be the aims of product design in the What will be the aims of product design in the future?future?
How can we manage the changes necessary How can we manage the changes necessary to our technological-industry society to make to our technological-industry society to make life on earth bearable in future?life on earth bearable in future?
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What is the main aim for most What is the main aim for most manufacturers ?manufacturers ?
Sell as many units as possible and make as much profit as possibleSell as many units as possible and make as much profit as possible
Is this ethical?Is this ethical?
Develop a starting point to move away from the ‘purchase-attraction’ Develop a starting point to move away from the ‘purchase-attraction’ cultureculture
Move from purchase-attraction to the long term usefulnessMove from purchase-attraction to the long term usefulnessProducts that are not bought but remain property of manufacturerProducts that are not bought but remain property of manufacturerPaying for the use of the product & it’s maintenancePaying for the use of the product & it’s maintenanceReturning products to manufacturer to be serviced repaired recycled Returning products to manufacturer to be serviced repaired recycled or reusedor reused
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Good design has Ethical and Moral ValuesGood design has Ethical and Moral Values
Quick 5 min presentation on one of Quick 5 min presentation on one of the followingthe following
• • the use of non-renewable raw materials and the use of non-renewable raw materials and fossil fuels during the manufacturing processfossil fuels during the manufacturing process
• • renewable sources of energy, energy renewable sources of energy, energy conservation and the use of efficient conservation and the use of efficient manufacturing processesmanufacturing processes
• • new technology and environmentally-friendly new technology and environmentally-friendly manufacturing processesmanufacturing processes
• • importance of using sustainable technologyimportance of using sustainable technology
