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Human Factors for Sustainability
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ABSTRACT
This book deals with the central question of how human factors and ergonomics (HFE) might contribute to solutions for the more sustainable development of our world. The contents of the book are highly compatible with the recent political agenda for sustainable development as well as with sustainability research from other disciplines.The book aims to summarize and profile the various empirical and theoretical work arising from the field of “Human Factors and Sustainable Development” in the last decade. The book gives a systematic overview of relevant theoretical concepts, their underlying philosophies, as well as global application fields and case studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|31 pages
How Has HFE Responded to the Global Challenges of Sustainability?
section Section I|1 pages
Theoretical Basis for Human Factors and Ergonomics: Sustainability and Sustainable Development
chapter 2|16 pages
For a Sustainable World, What Should HFE Optimize?
chapter 3|23 pages
A Future Ethical Stance for HFE toward Sustainability
chapter 4|21 pages
HFE and the Global Sustainable Development Goals
section Section II|1 pages
Methods and Application Areas for Sustainable Work Systems
chapter 6|21 pages
Beyond Product Life Cycles
chapter 7|25 pages
Current Social Life Cycle Assessment Practice
chapter 8|22 pages
Identifying Human Factors and Ergonomics Issues in Green Jobs
chapter 9|23 pages
Achieving Sustainability through HFE and Organizational Behavior and Change
chapter 10|20 pages
Factors to Consider in the Application of the Sustainable System-of-Systems Model for Human Factors and Ergonomics Interventions
chapter 12|30 pages
Ergoecological Criteria to Achieve Corporate Sustainability
section Section III|1 pages
Case Studies from around the World on Sustainability and Sustainable Work Systems
chapter 13|28 pages
Complex, Interdependent Sustainability Issues and the Potential Role of Human Factors and Ergonomics in the Persian Gulf
chapter 14|16 pages
Past, Present, and Future of the Workforce at the Chilean Forestry Sector from a Social and Ergonomics Perspective
chapter 15|29 pages
Sustainable Development and Energy Systems Design
chapter 16|24 pages
Transport Systems in Industrially Developing Countries (IDCs) – The Role of Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE)
chapter 17|16 pages
Safety Training Park in Northern Finland – A Multistakeholder Approach to Improve Occupational Safety and Health
chapter 18|24 pages
HFE Practice within Complex Teams
section Section IV|1 pages
Reflections