Sustainable development through innovative design: Lessons from the KCP method experimented with an automotive firm

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-244

  Elmquist, Maria ^a   Segrestin, Blanche ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MINES ParisTech   (France)

Author keywords

Automotive; Concept; Design regimes; Eco innovation; Innovative design; KCP; Knowledge; Proposal; R D; Research and development; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE; CONCEPT; ECO-INNOVATION; INNOVATIVE DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE; PROPOSAL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN;

EID: 67650494952     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2009.026399     Document Type: Article

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