FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

摘要: This thesis investigates the feasibility of applying design-led approaches to influence user behaviour to reduce the negative social impacts of products during use.A review of the literature revealed a distinct lack of design-led research in this area. Three promising approaches from other disciplines, however, were found; ecofeedback, behaviour steering and intelligence. The majority of product examples identified did not use a singular approach, but combined two or more approaches. Most of the examples were concepts and focused on the end result. Few commented on the research and development processes undertaken to generate the final design. These limitations reinforced the need for case studies detailing these processes.