A conceptual framework for circular design

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dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Mariale
dc.contributor.authorDe los Rios, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorRowe, Zoe O.
dc.contributor.authorCharnley, Fiona
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-04T10:58:37Z
dc.date.available2016-10-04T10:58:37Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-13
dc.description.abstractDesign has been recognised in the literature as a catalyst to move away from the traditional model of take-make-dispose to achieve a more restorative, regenerative and circular economy. As such, for a circular economy to thrive, products need to be designed for closed loops, as well as be adapted to generate revenues. This should not only be at the point of purchase, but also during use, and be supported by low-cost return chains and reprocessing structures, as well as effective policy and regulation. To date, most academic and grey literature on the circular economy has focused primarily on the development of new business models, with some of the latter studies addressing design strategies for a circular economy, specifically in the area of resource cycles and design for product life extension. However, these studies primarily consider a limited spectrum of the technical and biological cycles where materials are recovered and restored and nutrients (e.g., materials, energy, water) are regenerated. This provides little guidance or clarity for designers wishing to design for new circular business models in practice. As such, this paper aims to address this gap by systematically analysing previous literature on Design for Sustainability (DfX) (e.g., design for resource conservation, design for slowing resource loops and whole systems design) and links these approaches to the current literature on circular business models. A conceptual framework is developed for circular economy design strategies. From this conceptual framework, recommendations are made to enable designers to fully consider the holistic implications for design within a circular economy.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMariale Moreno, Carolina De los Rios, Zoe Rowe and Fiona Charnley. A conceptual framework for circular design. Sustainability, Volume 8, Issue 9, Article number 937en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su8090937
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10655
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDIPen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcircular designen_UK
dc.subjectdesign for sustainabilityen_UK
dc.subjectcircular business modelsen_UK
dc.subjectcircular economyen_UK
dc.titleA conceptual framework for circular designen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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