The Future of Car Making

ISBN-13: 9783659192623 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 80 str.

Gisli Thorsteinsson; Tom Page

Opis

Existing automotive system is not sustainable, in terms of environment and global economic balance. The End of Life Vehicle Legislation introduced by the European Union is a producer responsibility directive that aims to ensure vehicle manufacturers take responsibility for both the disposal and, more importantly, the recovery of their vehicles. The book is concerned with investigating and concluding the following question: To What Extent Will End of Life Vehicle Legislation Affect Future Car Design? This covers the following sustainability related topics in depth: Context of the legislation, Eco-design, Life Cycle Assessment, Closed Loop, Design for Dis-assembly and Modularity, Producer Responsibility, and alternative ownership methodologies.

O autorze

Gisli obtained his B.Ed. in 1980, in Design and Craft Education from University of Iceland and his PhD. from Loughborough University in England in 2012. Gisli has been an Associate Professor at the University of Iceland, since 1996, in the Department of Design and Craft Education.