The implications of cultural differences in laundry behaviours for design for sustainable behaviour: a case study between the UK, India and Brazil

Traditional research into sustainable design has typically focused on reducing the environmental impact of products during the manufacture and disposal stages of a products' lifecycle. The last decade, however, has seen an explosion of research into understanding and moderating user behaviour d...

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Main Authors: Jak Spencer, Debra Lilley, Samantha Porter
Format: Default Article
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Design not elsewhere classified
Culture
Design for sustainable behaviour
Laundry
Sustainable development
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17634
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Summary:Traditional research into sustainable design has typically focused on reducing the environmental impact of products during the manufacture and disposal stages of a products' lifecycle. The last decade, however, has seen an explosion of research into understanding and moderating user behaviour during the use phase of a products' lifecycle; often the most resource-intensive phase. One of the biggest factors that affects behaviour is a users cultural context; however, the effect of cultural context on design for sustainable behaviour has had little exploration in this relatively new research field.

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