Being Concerned with Substances of Concern: A Classification of Ethical Dilemmas in Circular Product Design.
In a circular economy, the use of hazardous substances forces industrial designers to face ethical dilemmas that are just as complex as those in a linear economy. A system in which resources are continuously reused rather than discarded cannot afford the reintroduction of chemicals and materials tha...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 1 - 21 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2026
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