Recent Publications of Harald Desing
Desing, H. Connecting global sustainability with circular product design. In Design for a sustainable circular economy. Research and practice consequences; Brett Melles, G., Wölfel, C., Eds.; Design science and innovation; Springer Nature: Singapore, 2024; pp 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7532-7_3
Desing, H. Energy futures for a hospitable climate. In Shaping the future. Sustainability and technology at the crossroads of arts and science; Pechlaner, H., de Rachewiltz, M., Walder, M., Innerhofer, E., Eds.; Graffeg: Llanelli, 2024; pp 102-108.
Desing, H.; Widmer, R.; Bardi, U.; Beylot, A.; Billy, R. G.; Gasser, M.; Gauch, M.; Monfort, D.; Müller, D. B.; Raugei, M.; et al. Mobilizing materials to enable a fast energy transition: a conceptual framework. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2024, 200, 107314 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107314
Schlesier, H.; Schäfer, M.; Desing, H. Measuring the Doughnut: A good life for all is possible within planetary boundaries. J. Clean. Prod. 2024, 448, 141447 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141447
Desing, H.; Blum, N. On circularity, complexity and (elements of) hope. Circ. Econ. 2023, 1 (1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.55845/WNHN7338
Desing, H. Below zero. Environ. Sci.: Adv. 2022, 1 (5), 612-619. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2VA00168C
Desing, H.; Widmer, R. How much energy storage can we afford? On the need for a sunflower society, aligning demand with renewable supply. Biophys. Econ. Sust. 2022, 7, 3 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41247-022-00097-y
Desing, H.; Gerber, A.; Hischier, R.; Wäger, P.; Widmer, R. The 3‐machines energy transition model: exploring the energy frontiers for restoring a habitable climate. Earth Future 2022, 10 (10), e2022EF002875 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002875
Lama, V.; Righi, S.; Quandt, B. M.; Hischier, R.; Desing, H. Resource pressure of carpets: guiding their circular design. Sustainability 2022, 14 (5), 2530 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052530
Desing, H. Die Grenzen erneuerbarer Energien. Volkswirtschaft, 2021, pp 41-43.
Desing, H. Product and service design for a sustainable circular economy. Doctoral dissertation, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 2021, 266 p. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000472519
Desing, H.; Widmer, R. Reducing climate risks with fast and complete energy transitions: applying the precautionary principle to the Paris agreement. Environ. Res. Lett. 2021, 16 (12), 121002 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac36f9
Desing, H.; Braun, G.; Hischier, R. Resource pressure - a circular design method. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2021, 164, 105179 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105179
Desing, H.; Braun, G.; Hischier, R. The resource reduction index - evaluating product design's contribution to a sustainable circular economy. In Proceedings of the 20th EUROPEAN roundtable on sustainable consumption and production, presented at the ERSCP 2021, Graz, Austria, September 8-10, 2021; Schnitzer, H., Braunegg, S., Eds.; Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz: Graz, 2021; pp 113-125. https://doi.org/10.3217/978-3-85125-842-4-02
Hummen, T.; Desing, H. When to replace products with which (circular) strategy? An optimization approach and lifespan indicator. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2021, 174, 105704 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105704
Stucki, M.; Jattke, M.; Berr, M.; Desing, H.; Green, A.; Hellweg, S.; Laurenti, R.; Meglin, R.; Muir, K.; Pedolin, D.; et al. How life cycle-based science and practice support the transition towards a sustainable economy. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 2021, 26, 1062-1069. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-021-01894-1
Desing, H.; Brunner, D.; Takacs, F.; Nahrath, S.; Frankenberger, K.; Hischier, R. A circular economy within the planetary boundaries: towards a resource-based, systemic approach. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2020, 155, 104673 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104673
Desing, H.; Braun, G.; Hischier, R. Ecological resource availability: a method to estimate resource budgets for a sustainable economy. Glob. Sustain. 2020, 3, e31 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2020.26
Desing, H.; Braun, G.; Hischier, R. Ecological resource potential. MethodsX 2020, 7, 101151 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.101151
Habert, G.; Röck, M.; Steininger, K.; Lupísek, A.; Birgisdottir, H.; Desing, H.; Chandrakumar, C.; Pittau, F.; Passer, A.; Rovers, R.; et al. Carbon budgets for buildings: harmonising temporal, spatial and sectoral dimensions. Build. Cities 2020, 1 (1), 429-452. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.47
Desing, H.; Widmer, R.; Beloin-Saint-Pierre, D.; Hischier, R.; Wäger, P. Powering a sustainable and circular economy - an engineering approach to estimating renewable energy potentials within earth system boundaries. Energies 2019, 12 (24), 4723 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/en12244723