Towards a framework for holistic contextual design for low-resource settings

International Journal of Design

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 43-63

  Aranda Jan, Clara B ^a   Jagtap, Santosh ^b,c   Moultrie, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Context of use; Design for development; Developing countries; Frugal innovations; Healthcare

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008465272     PISSN: 19913761     EISSN: 1994036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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