Technologies and Eco-innovation towards Sustainability I

This 2-volume book covers the state-of-the-art of the research and practices on eco-design. It covers the latest topics in the field: e.g. global eco-design management, big data in eco-design, social perspectives in eco-design; as well as emphasizing the developments in emerging economies such as Asian countries. Eco-design of products and product-related services are indispensable to realize the circular economy and to increase resource efficiencies of our society. Eco-design practices are necessary both in developed countries and developing countries. The book chapters are contributed by the worldwide authors, especially authors from East Asian countries, European countries, and Southeast Asian countries, and contains selected presentations at the EcoDesign2017 symposium (10th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing). The first volume highlights products and services, the chapters include the product life cycle design and business strategy, technologies for the future and sustainability, as well as social perspectives in eco-design.

Allen H. Hu National Taipei University of Technology Taipei Taiwan Mitsutaka Matsumoto National Institute of Advanced Industria Science and Technology (AIST) Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Japan
Tsai Chi Kuo Chung Yuan Christian University Chung Li Taiwan
Shana Smith National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan

Part I: Product Life Cycle Design and Business Strategy.- EcoDesign of Products and Life Cycles.- Sustainable Consumption .- Business Innovation.- Part II: Technologies for the Future and Sustainability.- From Big Data to Smart Data.- Cyber-Physical Systems.- Environmental Effects of Latest Technology Trends.- Part III: Social Perspectives in EcoDesign.- Social Vision and Scenarios for EcoDesign.- Sustainable Social Infrastructure Systems.- Global Issues in EcoDesign.