Design: Encouraging Sustainability Through Persuasion

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dc.contributor.authorYang, Yushien
dc.contributor.committeechairKemnitzer, Ronald B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberVernon, Mitzien
dc.contributor.committeememberDorsa, Edward A.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T19:50:04Zen
dc.date.adate2013-06-14en
dc.date.available2017-04-04T19:50:04Zen
dc.date.issued2013-02-08en
dc.date.rdate2016-10-24en
dc.date.sdate2013-02-21en
dc.description.abstractThe thesis proposes a mobile app design along with an innovative business plan aiming to encourage sustainable purchasing. To uncover the limitations in current design practices, firstly, represented examples of sustainable design were reviewed. Then, in an attempt to bridge the gap between sustainability and design commercialization, the techniques of persuasion were studied. It is to figure out how to incorporate hot triggers into computational technologies. As an outcome of the study, the final deliverable is a social networking application that provides sustainable product reviews. Instead of following a traditional sustainable design framework, the final deliverable focuses on creating an efficient supply-and-demand circulation for sustainable products. It delivers a unique corporate proposition showing how the system works, gaining modest profits while promoting sustainable development. Based on an online survey and the user study, the value of the proposed idea was validated. Also, the usability and functionality of the app were improved based on participant feedback.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-02212013-214538en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02212013-214538/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/76895en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectBusiness Planen
dc.subjectUser Studyen
dc.subjectApp Designen
dc.subjectUser Experience Designen
dc.titleDesign: Encouraging Sustainability Through Persuasionen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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