Design for a Sustainable Culture

Astrid Skjerven is Professor in design theory at The Department of Product Design, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway. Janne Beate Reitan is Associate Professor in art and design education at The Department of Art, Design and Drama, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway. 　

Series Introduction Joost Dessein and Katriina Soini

1 Introduction
Janne Beate Reitan and Astrid Skjerven
2 Design Research: Contents, Characteristics and Possible Contributions for a Sustainable Society
Astrid Skjerven3 Distributed systems and cosmopolitan localism: An emerging design scenario for resilient societies
Ezio Manzini and Mugendi K.M. Rithaa
4.Social Ecologies of Flourishing: Designing Conditions that Sustain Culture
Peter Jones
5. The idea of simplicity as a pathway to cultural sustainability
Jorge Andres Caro del Castillo
6. Housing culture, residential preferences and sustainability
Petter Næss
7. Designing sense of place
Arild Berg
8. The Importance of Culture in Design for Sustainable Behaviour Research
Johannes Ludvig Zachrisson Daae
9. The social construction of child consumers: transmedia toys in light of Slavoj Zizek’s notions of pleasure and enjoyment
Tore Gulden
10.Contemporary Vernacular Inuit Clothing as Sustainable Fashion
Janne Beate Reitan
11. Fit in ready-to-wear clothing: Why people dispose garments before they are worn out
Monica Glitsch 12. Developing holistic understanding in design education for sustainability
Ingvill Gjerdrum Maus
13. Rethinking Consumption Culture: Educating the Reflective Citizen
Eva Lutnæs
14. Persuasion and Play: Crafting a Sustainable Culture
Ragnhild Tronstad
15 Teaching cultural sensitivity at architecture schools for more sustainable buildings – Lessons from reconstruction Sabina Brenner