
Prof. Daniela Pigosso
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Bovisa Campus - B2.1.16 Room (Building 2 - Via Candiani, 72)
October 19th, 2023
2.30 pm
Contacts:
Gaetano Cascini
Matteo Giuliani
Research Line:
Planning and management of environmental systems
Sommario
On October 19th, 2023 at 2.30 pm Daniela Pigosso, Associate Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), will give a seminar on "Towards the prevention of rebound effects by design" in Polimi B2.1.16 Room (Bovisa Campus, Building 2 - Via Candiani, 72).Society’s most well-intended efforts to solve sustainability challenges have not yet achieved the expected gains due to rebound effects (i.e., negative unintended consequences of interventions that arise due to induced changes in system behaviour). Rebound effects offset ca. 40% of potential sustainability gains, but the understanding of design as a key leverage point for preventing rebound effects is still untapped. Building on the strong foundation of systems theory, this talk explores and discusses the need to bridge the interdisciplinary gap in the interplay of sustainable design and rebound effects, qualitative and quantitative models, engineering and social sciences, theory and practice.