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Ergonomics and Human Factors for a Sustainable Future

By Andrew Thatcher , Paul H.P. Yeow

Book information

Publisher
Springer Singapore;Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2018
ISBN
978-981-10-8071-5, 978-981-10-8072-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5383451 bytes)
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
XVI, 396\404
Time added
2018-08-15 07:07:45
Economics; Environmental Economics; Development Ec

Description

This book focuses on different sustainable products and services, such as electrical vehicles, green buildings, and biophilic and biomimetic systems, at multiple hierarchical levels within its chapters. The authors reflect on individual, organisational, governmental, political, and moral considerations of how Human Factor Ergonomics can build a sustainable future. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned with environmental issues and sustainability. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction (Andrew Thatcher, Paul H. P. Yeow)....Pages 1-21 A Sustainable System-of-Systems Approach: Identifying the Important Boundaries for a Target System in Human Factors and Ergonomics (Andrew Thatcher, Paul H. P. Yeow)....Pages 23-45 Defining Sustainable and “Decent” Work for Human Factors and Ergonomics (Knut Inge Fostervold, Peter Christian Koren, Odd Viggo Nilsen)....Pages 47-76 Human Factors Issues in Responsible Computer Consumption (Paul H. P. Yeow, Wee Hong Loo, Uchenna Cyril Eze)....Pages 77-110 Human Factors and Ergonomics in Interactions with Sustainable Appliances and Devices (Kirsten M. A. Revell, Neville A. Stanton)....Pages 111-133 Human Factors and Ergonomics in the Individual Adoption and Use of Electric Vehicles (Thomas Franke, Franziska Schmalfuß, Nadine Rauh)....Pages 135-160 HFE in Biophilic Design: Human Connections with Nature (Ryan Lumber, Miles Richardson, Jo-Anne Albertsen)....Pages 161-190 Building Sustainable Organisations: Contributions of Activity-Centred Ergonomics and the Psychodynamics of Work (Claudio Marcelo Brunoro, Ivan Bolis, Laerte Idal Sznelwar)....Pages 191-210 Green Buildings: The Role of HFE (Erminia Attaianese)....Pages 211-242 Human Factors and Ergonomics: Contribution to Sustainability and Decent Work in Global Supply Chains (Klaus J. Zink, Klaus Fischer)....Pages 243-269 Natural Resource Use, Institutions, and Green Ergonomics (Ashutosh Sarker, Wai-Ching Poon, Gamini Herath)....Pages 271-297 Examining the Challenges of Responsible Consumption in an Emerging Market (Fandy Tjiptono)....Pages 299-327 Promoting Green Technology Financing: Political Will and Information Asymmetries (Jothee Sinnakkannu, Ananda Samudhram)....Pages 329-354 Lives We Have Reason to Value (Dave Moore)....Pages 355-371 Ergonomics and Human Factors for a Sustainable Future: Suggestions for a Way Forward (Andrew Thatcher, Paul H. P. Yeow)....Pages 373-390 Back Matter ....Pages 391-396

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