Ethical issues in engineering design processes; regulative frameworks for safety and sustainability

Design Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-131

  van Gorp, Anke ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

design practice; engineering design; ethics

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; OPTIMIZATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

DESIGN PRACTICE; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ETHICS; REGULATIVE FRAMEWORKS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 33847324595     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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