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Abstract
It is widely acknowledged that the furniture industry has a significant environmental impact and is one of the vital sectors for improving sustainability. However, there is a lack of comprehensive, scientifically-based, furniture-specific knowledge and know-how, including a theoretical framework, approaches, methods and tools, to guide the furniture industry toward greater sustainability. A growing international scientific community is working to fill the gap. This PhD research is framed into this research area focusing on Life Cycle Design (LCD) and Sustainable Product-Service System Design (S.PSSD). The LeNS networkFootnote1, which includes nearly 150 design Universities distributed worldwide, is the primary scientific community for reference. The research aims to develop furniture-specific knowledge and know-how to support the Sustainable Furniture System Design (SFSD).
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Carlo Vezzoli and co-supervisor Prof. Francesco Scullica from Politecnico di Milano for their guidance through the development of this research.
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1 Learning Network on Sustainability is an international open and multipolar network to diffuse Design for Sustainability.
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Dongfang Yang
Dongfang Yang is a PhD candidate at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Design. She is a member of the LeNS Lab Polimi (http://www.lenslab.polimi.it) and the LeNS Network (http://www.lens-international.org/). She has been working on research activities (projects) related to Design for Sustainability, particularly in the furniture sector.