This chapter addresses co-design and sustainable development, their interconnected role in the ongoing transition to a sustainable future, and how each is evolving within the nexus of change that includes complexity, co-design, complex system co-management, and sustainable development. To develop a more robust and balanced understanding of this nexus and its interdependencies, readers are invited to read parallel writings including one that views the nexus through the complexity - sustainable development lens (Motloch 2018a) and another that discusses it through the whole-system sustainability lens (Motloch 2018b).
Definition of Co-design
Design is a broad term that refers to the processes of envisioning, planning, preparing, and implementing intentional action. An advanced subset of design today is generally referred to as co-design, i.e., design activity that is pursued jointly.
Definition of Sustainable Development
Development is a general term that refers to the gradual formation...
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Motloch, J. (2019). Co-design Methods and Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11352-0_311
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