Toward a transdisciplinary approach of ergonomic design for sustainability.
Starting from the results of a theoretical and methodological study on Ergonomic design for sustainability previously developed from the authors, this paper shows the early results of a study that tries to apply them to actual operational and conceptual apparatuses of Ergonomics. In particular, the research aims to verify the possibility for Ergonomics to initiate an update of its current theoretical and procedural tools, towards new design solutions of "sustainable well-being", trying to look for new declinations of its several fields of application. The paper identifies new paradigms and definitions for one of the central themes of ergonomic design, as well as one among the most established and investigated: the usability of products and services.
Ergonomics and Design for Sustainability Research Unit, IDEA Department, University of Chieti-Pescara, Viale Pindaro 42, 65127 Pescara, Italy. pepetto@unich.it
Giuseppe
G
Di Bucchianico
Antonio
A
Marano
Emilio
E
Rossi
D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D006804:Ergonomics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication