Sustainable System Design at Aalborg University, Denmark

In this paper, we discuss to what extent STS knowledge is needed and contributes to complex problem sol­ving in design engineering. We discuss this based on experiences with the program of Sustainable Design Engineering at Aalborg University in Denmark. We claim that STS contributes in three meanin...

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Main Authors: Andrés Felipe Valderrama Pineda, Ulrik Jørgensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2018-01-01
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Online Access:https://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/Disena/article/view/25
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description In this paper, we discuss to what extent STS knowledge is needed and contributes to complex problem sol­ving in design engineering. We discuss this based on experiences with the program of Sustainable Design Engineering at Aalborg University in Denmark. We claim that STS contributes in three meaningful ways: by supporting a critical view on existing knowledge; by providing tools to take into account controversies and delegation of agency; and by reasserting design as a social process.
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spelling doaj.art-405a98424b6b46a59535a153349752c52024-03-08T21:34:33ZengPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileDiseña0718-84472452-42982018-01-0112Sustainable System Design at Aalborg University, DenmarkAndrés Felipe Valderrama Pineda0Ulrik Jørgensen1Aalborg UniversityAalborg University In this paper, we discuss to what extent STS knowledge is needed and contributes to complex problem sol­ving in design engineering. We discuss this based on experiences with the program of Sustainable Design Engineering at Aalborg University in Denmark. We claim that STS contributes in three meaningful ways: by supporting a critical view on existing knowledge; by providing tools to take into account controversies and delegation of agency; and by reasserting design as a social process. https://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/Disena/article/view/25System DesignActor-Network TheorySustainabilitySTSProject Based Learning
spellingShingle Andrés Felipe Valderrama Pineda
Ulrik Jørgensen
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Actor-Network Theory
Sustainability
STS
Project Based Learning
title Sustainable System Design at Aalborg University, Denmark
title_full Sustainable System Design at Aalborg University, Denmark
title_fullStr Sustainable System Design at Aalborg University, Denmark
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable System Design at Aalborg University, Denmark
title_short Sustainable System Design at Aalborg University, Denmark
title_sort sustainable system design at aalborg university denmark
topic System Design
Actor-Network Theory
Sustainability
STS
Project Based Learning
url https://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/Disena/article/view/25
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