Design for a Sustainable Culture Perspectives, Practices and Education

As culture is becoming increasingly recognised as a crucial element of sustainable development, design competence has emerged as a useful tool in creating a meaningful life within a sustainable mental, cultural and physical environment. Design for a Sustainable Culture explores the relationship between sustainability, culture and the shaping of human surroundings by examining the significance and potential of design as a tool for the creation ofsustainable development. Drawing on interdisciplinary case studies and investigations from Europe, North America and India, this book discusses theoretical, methodological and educational aspects of the role of design in relation to human well-being and provides a unique perspective on the interface between design, culture and sustainability. This book will appeal to researchers as well as postgraduate and undergraduate students in design and design literacy, crafts, architecture and environmental planning, but also scholars of sustainability from other disciplines who wish to understand the role and impact of design and culture in sustainable development.

Series Introduction Joost Dessein and Katriina Soini 1 Introduction Janne Beate Reitan and Astrid Skjerven2 Design Research: Contents, Characteristics and Possible Contributions for a Sustainable Society Astrid Skjerven3 Distributed systems and cosmopolitan localism: An emerging design scenario for resilient societies Ezio Manzini and Mugendi K.M. Rithaa4.Social Ecologies of Flourishing: Designing Conditions that Sustain CulturePeter Jones5. The idea of simplicity as a pathway to cultural sustainability Jorge Andres Caro del Castillo6. Housing culture, residential preferences and sustainability Petter Næss7. Designing sense of place Arild Berg8. The Importance of Culture in Design for Sustainable Behaviour Research Johannes Ludvig Zachrisson Daae9. The social construction of child consumers: transmedia toys in light of Slavoj Zizek’s notions of pleasure and enjoyment Tore Gulden10.Contemporary Vernacular Inuit Clothing as Sustainable Fashion Janne Beate Reitan11. Fit in ready-to-wear clothing: Why people dispose garments before they are worn out Monica Glitsch 12. Developing holistic understanding in design education for sustainability Ingvill Gjerdrum Maus13. Rethinking Consumption Culture: Educating the Reflective Citizen Eva Lutnæs14. Persuasion and Play: Crafting a Sustainable Culture Ragnhild Tronstad15 Teaching cultural sensitivity at architecture schools for more sustainable buildings – Lessons from reconstruction Sabina Brenner

Astrid Skjerven is Professor in design theory at The Department of Product Design, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway. Janne Beate Reitan is Associate Professor in art and design education at The Department of Art, Design and Drama, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway.