Integrating ethics into design for sustainable behaviour

Journal of Design Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-299

  Lilley, Debra ^a   Wilson, Garrath T ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Design; Ethics; Sustainability; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885030818     PISSN: 17483050     EISSN: 15691551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/JDR.2013.056593     Document Type: Article

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