State-of-the-art upcycling research and practice : proceedings of the International Upcycling Symposium 2020 / Kyungeun Sung, Jagdeep Singh, Ben Bridgens, editors.
International Upcycling Symposium (1st : 2020 : Online); Sung, Kyungeun, editor; Singh, Jagdeep, editor; Bridgens, Ben, editor
2021
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Title State-of-the-art upcycling research and practice : proceedings of the International Upcycling Symposium 2020 / Kyungeun Sung, Jagdeep Singh, Ben Bridgens, editors.
Meeting Name International Upcycling Symposium (1st : 2020 : Online)
ISBN 9783030726409 (electronic bk.)
3030726401 (electronic bk.)
3030726398
9783030726393
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72640-9
Imprint Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-72640-9 doi
Call Number TP995
Dewey Decimal Classification 628.4/458
Summary This book presents the proceedings of the first International Upcycling Symposium 2020, held on 4th September 2020 at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, UK (online), as a joint effort between DMU, Lund University, Nottingham Trent University and Newcastle University. This book presents state of the art of research and practice in upcycling at the international level. The subject of this book, upcycling, is a term to describe the processes of creating or modifying a product from used or waste materials, components and products, which is of equal or higher quality or value than the compositional elements. This book describes new theories, approaches and scientific research findings related to upcycling and presents examples of upcycling practice, across multiple sectors, scales and contexts. Bringing together research from over 35 multidisciplinary experts, the book discusses state-of-the-art knowledge and practices on upcycling in different geographical, economic, socio-cultural and technological contexts at an international level. Readers will gain fundamental understanding of upcycling with its varied definitions and forms across sectors and scales, and to be informed of the latest upcycling research and practices including valuable ideas, theories, projects, experiences and insights by global experts.
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Added Author Sung, Kyungeun, editor
Singh, Jagdeep, editor
Bridgens, Ben, editor
Series Lecture notes in production engineering, 2194-0525
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Introduction
Part I: Design, Engineering and the Upcycled
Object-Oriented-Upcycling: An Object-Based Approach to the Circular Economy
Designing for Second Life: Systemic Design for Sustainable Packaging in Appliance Manufacturing Industry
Upcycling of Silicon Solar Cells: What are the Options?
Scapegoat or Saviour: The Role of Design in Upcycling Research
Discourses in and around Upcycled Artefacts: A Social Semiotic Perspective
The Interplay of User, Context and Product in Everyday Design Behaviour
After Life: Lessons on Product Longevity form the Informal Economy
Upcycling, Jugaad and Repair Cafes for Presumption
Part II: Upcycling in Fashion & Textiles Education
Material Inventories for Responsive Design in Fashion Practice
Soul Shopping: Autoethnography, Upcycling and Post-Growth Fashion
Recontextualising and Appropriating Second-Hand Western Fashion Items in Non-Western Contexts
Future Pathways of Upcycled Textiles
Scaling Up Upcycling: Studying Challenges and Suggesting Solutions for Its Integration in the Existing Supply Chain
Disrupting the Linear Textile Model at the Community Scale
Commoning Situated Knowledge: Co-Teaching-and- Learning the design-Led Upcycling of Waste Clothing
Exploring Upcycling as a Design Process through Fashion Education
Upcycling Advocate: Fostering Engagement and Empowerment Through An Upcycle Guidebook in Undergraduate Courses
Part III: Upcycling as Concepts and Practices
Systems Approach to Scaling Up Global Upcycling: Framework for Empirical Research
Repair and Upcycling: How Do We Know Which Repair is Considered as Upcycling?
Upcycling the World of Interiors
Understanding Quality in Upcycled Products
Practice and Ethos
Understanding and Measuring Value and Quality of Upcycling with Fuzzy Linguistic Approach
My Life Journey and Reflections as an Upcycler
Designing for Positive Upcycling Experiences With People's Well-Being in Mind.

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