Product-service system design for sustainability

This book, based on a huge European and Asian research project, is a state-of-the-art examination of the theory and practice of system innovation through Product-Service System (PSS) design for sustainability from a trans-cultural viewpoint. PSS design incorporates innovative strategies that shift businesses away from simply designing and selling physical products to developing integrated systems of products and services that satisfy human needs. The book provides background, advice and tools for designers interested in sustainable PSSs and has a wealth of case studies for practitioners to digest.Re-issue in 2017: DOI 10.4324/9781351278003, ISBN 978-135127799-0, 978-190609367-9</p

Product-service system design for sustainability

This book, based on a huge European and Asian research project, is a state-of-the-art examination of the theory and practice of system innovation through Product-Service System (PSS) design for sustainability from a trans-cultural viewpoint. PSS design incorporates innovative strategies that shift businesses away from simply designing and selling physical products to developing integrated systems of products and services that satisfy human needs. The book provides background, advice and tools for designers interested in sustainable PSSs and has a wealth of case studies for practitioners to digest.Re-issue in 2017: DOI 10.4324/9781351278003, ISBN 978-135127799-0, 978-190609367-9</p

Product-Service System Design for Sustainability

This volume is a translation, translated by Aguinaldo dos Santos, with additional authored elements by Aguinaldo dos Santos, Liliane Iten Chaves, Leonardo A. G. Castillo, Carla. R. P. Gómez, Viviane G. A. Nunes, Priscilla R. Lepre, Rita C. Engler and Suzana B. Martins. The original volume is: Vezzoli, Carlo, Cindy Kohtala, Amrit Srinivasan, J.C. Diehl, Sompit Moi Fusakul, Liu Xin, and Deepta Sateesh. 2014. Product-Service System Design for Sustainability. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf Publishing.O presente livro foca no Design de Sistemas Produto+Serviço e na Economia Distribuída, temas de central relevância na busca por novos modos de produção e consumo economicamente viáveis, socialmente justos e com baixo impacto ambiental. Seu conteúdo é uma produção coletiva que envolveu a integração de conhecimentos da comunidade internacional com os conhecimentos desenvolvidos no âmbito do Brasil. Sua realização fez-se possível com o financeiro da Comunidade Econômica Europeia através do Programa Erasmus+