Topics
Scope
The purpose of EcoDesign 2015 is to bring together worldwide professionals interested in advancing the state of the art in EcoDesign for exchanging knowledge that encompasses a broad range of disciplines among various distinct communities.
Topics
Social Perspectives in EcoDesign
- ■Social Vision and Scenarios for EcoDesign
- e.g., Sustainable society vision and scenario, Environmental ethics, Eco life style, Environmental education, Human aspects in environmental management, Social impact of emerging technologies, Green innovation strategy, CSR
- ■Sustainable Social Infrastructure Systems
- e.g., Smart city, Green city, Green building, Green ICT, Energy efficient data center, Smart grid, Sensor-network for environmental monitoring system, Intelligent transportation systems
- ■Energy Management and New Energy Technologies
- e.g., Photovoltaic technology, Advanced storage battery technology, Energy efficient vehicles, Renewable energy
- ■Global Issues in EcoDesign
- e.g., Region- and country-specific issues, Transnational end-of-life product flow, Informal recycling in developing countries, Global reverse logistics, Resource depletion problem
Product Life Cycle Design and Business Strategy
- ■EcoDesign of Products and Life Cycles
- e.g., Development of environmentally conscious products, Life cycle design, Evaluation and case study of EcoDesign, End-of-life strategy, Emerging packaging technology for EcoDesign
- ■Sustainable Consumption
- e.g., Social acceptance of green products and services, Environmental consumer behavior, Green marketing
- ■Business Innovation
- e.g., Green business design, green servicizing and convergence, Product service system (PSS), Service engineering, Green business diagnosis and forecast, Economic/environmental feasibility study, Eco-efficiency statistics
Sustainability Assessment and Incentives for EcoDesign
- ■EcoDesign Policy and Regulations
- e.g., EcoDesign policy principles and application (Extended producer responsibilities, EcoDesign related policy instruments, EcoDesign standard, Product related environmental legislations, Regulation compliance technology
- ■Economics of EcoDesign
- e.g., Environmental economics, Material flow cost accounting, Economic impacts of environmental regulations, Input-Output analysis, Green SCM, Emissions trading
- ■Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- e.g., LCA methodologies, Carbon footprint, Environmental product declaration (EPD), Eco-label
- ■Water Issues e.g., Water treatment, Water footprint
Sustainable Manufacturing and EOL Management
- ■Sustainable Manufacturing
- e.g., Cleaner production systems, Industrial ecology, Environmentally friendly microfabrication processes, Life cycle management, Closed-loop supply chain management, Reverse logistics
- ■Rare Metal Issue & 3R Technologies
- e.g., Recycling and disassembly, Remanufacturing technologies, Maintenance engineering