Sustainable design in textiles and fashion / Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Miguel Angel Gardetti, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan, editor.

Gardetti, Miguel Ángel, editor.

Series:

Sustainable textiles (Series)

Sustainable textiles : production, processing, manufacturing & chemistry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Textile industry--Environmental aspects.

Textile industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gateway East, Singapore : Springer, [2021]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book highlights the Eco-design or Sustainable design in textiles and fashion, aimed at reducing their environmental impact throughout their life cycle.Sustainable design is one of the core elements practiced in various industrial sectors.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Contents

About the Editors

1 Fashion Design for Holistic Systems

Abstract

1 Introduction

1.1 Situating the Research

1.2 Synthesis and Analysis

1.3 A System Broken into Constituent Parts: A Contextual Review

2 Methodology

3 The Limits to Growth: The Fashion System as a Subsystem of Our Ecosystem

3.1 Disengaged and Disconnected Consumers

3.2 Limits to Design: Inward Practice

4 Discussion

4.1 The Need for New Ways of Designing

4.2 Fashion Design as Action and Interaction, Forging Empathy and Engagement

5 Recommendations

6 Conclusion

References

2 Composite Material Design for Aircrafts from Sustainable Lignocellulosic Fibers-A Review

2 Advantages and Limits of Natural Fibers

2.1 Advantages

2.2 Limits [18, 19]

3 Sustainable Aircraft Interior: Material Selection

4 Sustainable Lignocellulosic Fiber Reinforced Aircraft Components

4.1 Radome Applications for Aircraft

4.2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites for Aircraft Wings and Wing Boxes

4.3 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites for Aircraft Cabin Interior

4.4 Latest Developments in Aircraft Industry

5 Conclusion

6 Proposal for the Future

3 Sustainability in Textile Design

2 Sustainability and Sustainable Development

3 Sustainability Design

3.1 Selection of Materials

3.2 Optimization of Production and Distribution Techniques

3.3 Reducing Its Impact Using the Utilization

3.4 Optimization of Initial and End of Life System

4 Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

5 Textile Industry

6 Demand for Far Vision in the Textile Sector

7 Sustainability in Textile Design

8 Sustainable Design in Textile Products

9 Sustainable Design Approaches

10 Case Study-The Borbonese Company

11 Conclusion

References.

4 Junior Sportspersons Living with Physical Disabilities' [Dis]Satisfaction Level with Selected Active Sportswear Attributes: Implications for Sustainable Apparel Design for Social Inclusion in Kenya

1.1 Statement of the Problem

1.2 Objective and Hypothesis

2 Literature Review

2.1 Physical Disabilities and Participation in Competitive Sports

2.2 Active Sportswear Attributes

2.3 A Spotlight on Sustainability Elements Applicable to Active Sportswear Product Development

3 Research Methodology

4 Results

4.1 Demographic Characteristics

4.2 Active Sportswear for JSLWDs

4.3 [Dis]Satisfaction Level with Selected Active Sportswear Attributes

4.4 Chi-Square Test for Independence Results for [Dis]Satisfaction Level of Selected Active Sportswear Attributes

4.5 Gender Perspective on [Dis]Satisfaction Level of Selected Active Sportswear Attributes

4.6 Proposed Design Details to Counter JSLWPDs' Dissatisfaction with Selected Active Sportswear Attributes

5 Discussion

Appendix I

5 Use Forecasting: Designing Fashion Garments for Extended Use

1 Too Much of a Good Thing

2 Clothing Use

2.1 Extended Use

3 Use Forecasting

3.1 The Living Wardrobe

3.2 Use Forecasting as a Method

3.3 Fashion Design for Reuse

3.4 Enabling Extended Use

4 Conclusions: Reconceptualizing the Garment Lifetime

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

981-16-2466-6

OCLC:

1260340308