Abstract
Environmental benefits related to home appliance life cycles depend on how these products are used. Designing home appliances that promote sustainable behavior is an effective way to reduce environmental impacts. This study aimed to increase relevant opportunities for promoting sustainable behavior practices on the new poor through home appliances, which is rarely discussed in the fields of design for sustainable behavior (DfSB) and product design. In particular, relevant assessment tools or indicators are lacking in DfSB, and people’s use of home appliances is generally unsustainable. Therefore, repertory grid technology was used to understand the perceptions of the new poor, develop an assessment tool, and construct design strategies for home appliances that promote sustainable behavior. Data were collected from the new poor and from designers. Through cluster and principal component analyses, three strategy types were proposed that corresponded to different product features, suggestions, and guidance. In addition, the effectiveness and potential of an assessment tool were demonstrated using the Wilcoxon rank test. The findings could be used by designers, retailers, and green marketers to propose effective product design programs that promote sustainable behavior of the new poor during product use.
Highlights
In sustainable development, the relationships among poverty, the environment, and the economy are a key area of interest [1,2]
As it was not possible to verify whether our data were normally distributed, we used the Wilcoxon signed rank test to compare differences in the product design that can promote sustainable behavior among different research objects [99]
Product design strategies and an assessment tool were established, and the relevant knowledge systems of the new poor, design for sustainable behavior (DfSB), and product design were expanded for discussion
Summary
The relationships among poverty, the environment, and the economy are a key area of interest [1,2]. And until now, support for relevant policies, theories, and methods has come from diverse disciplines, such as economics [3], environmental science [4], design [5], and ecosystems [6]. Balancing these three aspects remains a challenge, based on emerging issues and existing contexts that have not yet been fully explored. Most current studies explore the causes [13], benefits [14], policies [15], social assistance [16], and employment [17] for the new poor, but neglect economic and ecological
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