Deadline for submission of extended abstracts:

31 October 2018

Notification of accepted abstracts:

15 December 2018

Deadline for submission of full papers

28 February 2019 

Authors will need to register through the EasyChair in order to submit abstracts and full papers. 

Extended abstracts must be up to 1500 characters and should be structured as following:

Research Problem/Goals

Theoretical background

Research Method

Results and Analysis

Impacts on Sustainability

Full papers must be up to 5000 words, excluding abstracts and references, and must be structured according to the full paper template.

All submissions must be in the English language.

 

Papers will be selected through a blind review process conducted by an international review panel.

THEMES

We are looking for papers presenting, analysing and discussing:

1.

new theoretical considerations and contributions on the role of design and 

other disciplines in the transition towards a Sustainability for All society.

2.

new approaches, strategies, methods and tools to effectivelly enable development,

 implementation, diffusion and dissemination of Sustainability for All.

3.

experiences, concrete solutions and artefacts designed and developed as results of research activities, implemented courses/workshops/seminars on Sustainability for All development and diffusion; 

activities by designers, companies, institutions, communities, etc.

4.

new Sustainability for All development and diffusion of education strategies and curricula.

Contributions may discuss either Design Research for Sustainability (R.DfS), Design Education for Sustainability (E.DfS), Design Practice for Sustainability (P.DfS), and Design for Sustainability in-between Research, Education and Practise (REP.DfS).

We welcome works addressing any of the following topics:

  • Design for Sustainable Materials and Energy
  • Product Design for Sustainability
  • Product-Service System Design for Sustainability
  • Design for Sustainable Distributed Economies
  • Design for Sustainable Social Innovation and Behaviour Change
  • Design for Circular Economy
  • Design for Sustainable business models
  • Design for Sustainable Indigenous Practices and Informal Economies
  • Design for Sustainable Policies and Administrative support systems for Sustainability
  • ......