The systemic correlation between mental models and sustainable design: Implications for engineering educators

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 438-450

  Vanasupa, Linda ^a,e   Burton, Roger ^a   Stolk, Jonathan ^b   Zimmerman, Julieb ^c   Leifer, Larryj ^d,f   Anastas, Pault ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN W OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Stanford University   (United States)

^e Center for Sustainability in Engineering   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Mental models; Sustainability; Sustainable design; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952808744     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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