Designing for a sustainable future

ABSTRACT

In 1987 Brundtland defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." [1] The simplicity of this statement is seductive - but what really constitutes sustainable development, and defines the role of user experience research and design within it, is at best elusive. This workshop aims at bringing together experts and researchers in User Experience and related disciplines for a hands-on discussion of questions, insights, and approaches in designing for a sustainable future.

REFERENCES

• 1: Brundtland, G. (Ed.). (1987). Our common future: The World Commission on Environment and Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• 2: Burton, M, et al. (2009) Floodplain on the web: designing a virtual presence for human and environmental change. In CHI 2009 workshop on Defining the role of HCI in the Challenges of Sustainability (http://elainehuang.com/CHI-2009/challenges-of-sustainability.html)
• 3: Davis, J. (2009) Early Experiences with Participatory Design of Ambient Persuasive Technology. Ibid

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.m Miscellaneous

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors, Management, Theory

Keywords:
design, research, sustainability