Design for Social Sustainability: Using Digital Fabrication in the Humanitarian and Development Sector
Design for Social Sustainability: Using Digital Fabrication in the Humanitarian and Development Sector
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DOI：
10.3390/su11133562
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
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3.9
通讯作者：
Moultrie, James
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作者：
Corsini, Lucia;Moultrie, James
近年来，对人道主义和发展援助的需求已上升到前所未有的水平。随着对新解决方案的迫切需求，设计师们已经开始使用数字制造（3D打印，CNC铣削和激光切割）来生产救生物品。然而，许多组织未能创造他们想要的影响，可持续发展的社会方面在很大程度上被忽视了。本文通过调查社会可持续性设计指南，特别是针对人道主义和发展项目的数字制造来解决这一知识差距。在现有文献的基础上，并对医疗保健相关产品进行了三次深入的案例研究，该研究开发了一个社会可持续性设计框架。它提供了有用的指导方针，以帮助规划和评估人道主义和发展部门的数字制造项目。研究结果显示了设计如何在产品、流程和范式层面上触发社会可持续性。具体而言，案例研究揭示了数字制造带来更多以系统为中心的、激进的社会可持续性的潜力。本文的结论是，需要一个迭代和整体的方法来设计可持续发展，首先检查社会层面。
The demand for humanitarian and development aid has risen to an unprecedented level in recent years. With a pressing need for new solutions, designers have started using digital fabrication (3D printing, CNC milling and laser cutting) to produce life-saving items. However, many organisations are failing to create the impacts they desire, and the social aspect of sustainability has been largely overlooked. This paper addresses this gap in knowledge by investigating guidelines for Design for Social Sustainability, specifically looking at digital fabrication for humanitarian and development projects. Building on existing literature and conducting three in-depth case studies of healthcare related products, the research develops a framework for Design for Social Sustainability. It provides useful guidelines to help plan and evaluate digital fabrication projects in the humanitarian and development sector. The findings show how design can trigger social sustainability at product, process and paradigm levels. Specifically, the case studies reveal the potential for digital fabrication to lead to more systems-focused, radical social sustainability. The paper concludes that an iterative and holistic approach to Design for Sustainability is needed, that begins by examining the social dimension first.