Designing sustainable sanitation: Involving design in innovative, transdisciplinary research

Lopes, AM; Fam, D; Williams, J

Designing sustainable sanitation: Involving design in innovative, transdisciplinary research

Lopes, AM Fam, D

Williams, J

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Citation:: Design Studies, 2012, 33 (3), pp. 298 - 317
Issue Date:: 2012-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Lopes, AM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fam, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-5034	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Design Studies, 2012, 33 (3), pp. 298 - 317	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0142-694X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/29497
dc.description.abstract	This paper introduces an innovative pilot project where an alternative system of sanitation to capture, treat and reuse urine in agricultural trials is being undertaken in a university setting. The paper outlines the emerging theory and practise of Transition Management (TM) and identifies a lack of attention to the end-user in transition experiments to date. This project situates design as a core component in the social process of transitioning to a novel system of sanitation. Students across two design schools developed visual prototypes to introduce the project to the target audiences, which were tested during a pre-pilot installation. Initial results support the guiding hypothesis that design has a critical role to play in facilitating social learning in system innovation. Copyright © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Design Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.destud.2011.08.005	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Design Practice & Management	en_US
dc.title	Designing sustainable sanitation: Involving design in innovative, transdisciplinary research	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

This paper introduces an innovative pilot project where an alternative system of sanitation to capture, treat and reuse urine in agricultural trials is being undertaken in a university setting. The paper outlines the emerging theory and practise of Transition Management (TM) and identifies a lack of attention to the end-user in transition experiments to date. This project situates design as a core component in the social process of transitioning to a novel system of sanitation. Students across two design schools developed visual prototypes to introduce the project to the target audiences, which were tested during a pre-pilot installation. Initial results support the guiding hypothesis that design has a critical role to play in facilitating social learning in system innovation. Copyright © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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