Sustainability criteria for introducing new technologies in low-income contexts
Paper in proceeding, 2024
Introducing new technologies in low-income contexts have potential for positive social impact, and such efforts are made by humanitarian engineering non-govermental organisations (NGOs). The impact can increase if a systemic sustainability perspective is considered in the design process. Sustainability criteria are identified using a literature study combined with an empirical study together with a Swedish NGO. These criteria are synthesized into a simplified Sustainability Fingerprint tool which is evaluated and deemed to be useful when introducing new technologies in low-income contexts.
sustainability
sustainable design
social innovation
social equity
design methods
Author
Adam Mallalieu
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Product Development
Engineers Without Borders
Amanda Jonasson
Engineers Without Borders
Student at Chalmers
Sara Petersson
Engineers Without Borders
Student at Chalmers
Marlene Rosendal
Engineers Without Borders
Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Product Development
Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, BTH
Lars Almefelt
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Product Development
Ola Isaksson
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Product Development
Proceedings of the Design Society
2732527X (eISSN)
Vol. 4 1359-1368
2024 International Design Society Conference, Design 2024
Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia,
Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia,
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Subject Categories
Civil Engineering
DOI
10.1017/pds.2024.138