Eco-social design: who pays for it?. (28th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Elzenbaumer, Bianca; Franz, Fabio; Krois, Kris; Mattozzi, Alvise
• Is Part Of: Design journal. Volume 20:(2016) Supplement 1
• Page Start: S4678
• Page End: S4682
• Publication Date: 2017-07-28
• Subjects: eco-social design -- precarity -- economic viability -- contradiction; Design -- Periodicals; 745.05
• DOI: 10.1080/14606925.2017.1352965
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1756-3062

Abstract

Abstract: We understand eco-social design as a diverse set of design practices and projects that want to contribute to a much needed transformation of the relations among humans and between humans and nature, in order to move towards more sustainable, non-alienated, resilient, just and equitable futures — both locally and trans-locally. However, in today's economic and political landscape designers often struggle to keep their eco-social design practices viable.