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REVIEW OF DESIGN RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: A DESIGN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

Part of: Socio-technical Issues in Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

T. W. Barlow ,
M. T. Greene  and
P. Y. Papalambros
T. W. Barlow*
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, United States of America
M. T. Greene
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, United States of America
P. Y. Papalambros
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, United States of America
*
*twbarlow@umich.edu

Abstract

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The design community can contribute significantly to the success of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. Currently, alignment of the design research community on sustainable development goals in Africa is not well understood. In this paper, we review relevant literature and identify trends in research topics studied and in patterns of collaboration between researchers. We find differences in topic representation and collaboration trends between African-based and non-African based researchers. Understanding these differences better will be important for future research.

Keywords

design researchsustainable designsustainable developmentdesign knowledgedesign science

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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 1863 - 1872
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