Drivers for Creativity and Sustainability in Industry, Technology and Design
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 3770
Special Issue Editors
2. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: engineering education; computer programming; electromagnetism; electric and magnetic field; laser welding; manufacturing; sustainability; industrial/mechanical engineering; creativity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Creativity justifies a much higher priority for sustainability, as it casts a new glow on its role in sustainable practices. Creative sustainability brings academics from a variety of fields to research and design in multidisciplinary teams, and to create innovative sustainable engines for human, urban, industrial, and business environments. This approach is based on problem-based learning, design thinking, blended knowledge, and robust connections to practical networks for understanding systemic and holistic phenomena and issues. Thus, this Special Issue aims to provide a perspective to underscore how the principles, fundamentals, and practices of creativity are linked to improving sustainability. For this reason, we invite practical and academic contributions for this Special Issue.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Creativity in sustainable design;
- Critical factors of creativity in sustainability;
- Sustainable and creative business models;
- Sustainable development through creativity;
- Creative and sustainable organizations;
- Social responsibility;
- Organizational creativity and supply chain; and
- Digital transformation for sustainable creativity
Dr. P. Carmona Marques
Prof. Dr. Anabela Cruces
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainability
- creativity
- sustainable design
- innovation
- sustainable business models
- social responsibility
- reverse logistics
- clean technologies
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