Durability as a techno-socio-economic concept

Campean, Felician and Eckert, Claudia (2024). Durability as a techno-socio-economic concept. In: Proceedings of the Design Society, 4 pp. 1219–1228.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.124

Abstract

While the “useful life” of products plays an important role in the balance of sustainability and lifecycle assessment, the concept of durability, as the main measure of useful life, is still ill-defined. This paper critically considers the limitations of the current definitions and approaches to durability, by reflecting on the complex interactions of the viewpoints of engineering design teams, users, society and business economics. A new definition is proposed for durability relating to the useful life goals for a product within its techno-socio-economic context.

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