From environmental assessment results to Design for Environment product changes: An evaluation of quantitative and qualitative methods

• Marc Ernzer ^[2] ; Wolfgang Wimmer ^[1]
  1. [1] Vienna University of Technology

     Vienna University of Technology

     Innere Stadt, Austria

     
  2. [2] Darmstadt University of Technology (Alemania)
• Localización: Journal of Engineering Design, ISSN 0954-4828, Vol. 13, Nº. 3, 2002, págs. 233-242
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper evaluates quantitative and qualitative methods to work out a reduction of the environmental burden of products. The evaluation of the analysed methods is carried out along criteria indicating the ability to support designers in decision-making in the product development process.