摘要
Itisasharedopinionthatsustainabledevelopmentrequiresasystemdiscontinuity,meaningthatradicalchangesinthewayweproduceandconsumeareneeded.Withinthisframeworkthereisanemergingunderstandingthatanimportantcontributiontothischangecanbedirectlylinkedtodecisionstakeninthedesignphaseofproducts,servicesandsystems.DesignschoolshavethereforetobeabletoprovidedesignstudentswithabroadknowledgeandeffectiveDesignforSustainabilitytools,inordertoenableanewgenerationofdesignersinplayinganactiveroleinre-orientingourconsumptionandproductionpatterns.ThispaperpresentstheintermediateresultsoftheLeNSChina,theLearningNetworkonSustainabilityofChinesedesignHigherEducationInstitutionsaimingatcurriculadevelopmentonDesignforSustainability.TheprojectisaregenerationoftheLeNSAsian-Europeanmulti-polarnetworkprojectfinancedbytheEuropeanCommission.LeNSChinaistakinginconsiderationthelocalneeds,interestsandopportunitiescouldrepresentasignificantenablingplatformcapabletosensitise,supportandempoweranewgenerationofChinesedesigneducators,designersandentrepreneurstoreachdesignpracticethroughoutanopencollaborativelearningapproach.ThepaperwillfirstlyintroducetheLeNSprojectanditsethos,andthentheLeNSChinanetworkwillbedescribedintermsofthestateoftheartofdesignforsustainabilityanditseducationinChina,thescopeandtheobjective,theresultsachievedsofarandthenextsteps.
出版日期
2014年02月12日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
