Browsing by Author "Sung, Kyungeun"
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Actions across scales for scaling up sustainable practice/behaviour: The case of individual upcycling in the UK
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Conference)As increasing scientific evidence has shown the potential risk of climate change, various actors at different levels across society have participated in action to mitigate climate change. Such action has included sustainable ... -
An alternative approach to influencing behaviour: Adapting Darton’s Nine Principles framework for scaling up individual upcycling
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Conference)Behaviour change or influencing behaviour has recently been recognised as a new role of design by design academics and practitioners. Some approaches have been explored in past research, yet most focused on behaviour ... -
CAD Education Curricula in Product Design: The Case of De Montfort University, UK
Sung, Kyungeun; Rowan, N. (Conference)Computer Aided Design (CAD) has become one of the essential parts of design education (especially product design) in higher education (HE). Although CAD can be defined broadly as the use of computer systems (i.e. hardware ... -
Challenges and opportunities for scaling up upcycling businesses – The case of textile and wood upcycling businesses in the UK
Singh, Jagdeep; Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; West, Katherine; Mont, Oksana (Article)Upcycling is a process in which used or waste products and materials are repaired, reused, repurposed, refurbished, upgraded and remanufactured in a creative way to add value to the compositional elements. It has been part ... -
Challenges and support for scaling up upcycling businesses in the UK: Insights from small-business entrepreneurs
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Ramanathan, Usha; Singh, Jagdeep (Book chapter)Upcycling is the creation or modification of a product from used materials, components and products which is of equal or higher quality or value than the compositional elements. Within the context of increased product ... -
Developing Interventions for Scaling Up UK Upcycling
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Article)Upcycling presents one of many opportunities for reducing consumption of materials and energy. Despite recent growth evidenced by increasing numbers of practitioners and businesses based on upcycling, it remains a niche ... -
Embedding sustainability in design education: the case of design project on systemic changes for sustainable businesses based on upcycling
Sung, Kyungeun; Yoon, Jungkyoon (Book chapter)Sustainable design education has become a prevalent practice in design education. Ramirez’s (2007) worldwide survey shows that the majority of the programmes have either compulsory or optional modules on sustainable design. ... -
Emerging Social Movements for Sustainability: Understanding and Scaling Up Upcycling in the UK
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Book chapter)Social movements have campaigned for environmental sustainability, most notably in relation to sustainable food production and climate change. Past research on these social movements has paid attention mainly to the ... -
An exploratory study on the consequences of individual upcycling: is it worth making people feel attached to their upcycled products?
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Conference)Product attachment, the emotional bond experienced with a product, is an emerging concept for sustainable production and consumption. The logic behind it is that when people are attached to any product, they are more likely ... -
An exploratory study on the links between individual upcycling, product attachment, and product longevity
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Conference)Product attachment, the emotional bond experienced with a product, is an emerging concept for sustainable production and consumption. The logic behind it is that when people are attached to any product, they are more likely ... -
Factors Influencing Upcycling for UK Makers
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Article)Changing consumer behaviour can reduce environmental impacts. Upcycling is one of the understudied yet promising, environmentally sustainable behaviours that has the potential to contribute to the reduction of waste and ... -
Individual upcycling in the UK: Insights for scaling up towards sustainable development
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Book chapter)Community-level innovation or action for sustainability is an important strand for sustainable development. As such, researchers investigated grassroots innovations, community-driven development or bottom-up approach. Many ... -
Individual upcycling practice: Exploring the possible determinants of upcycling based on a literature review
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Kettley, Sarah (Conference)Individual upcycling – the creation or creative modification of any product out of used materials in an attempt to generate a product of higher quality or value than the compositional elements – has recently been advocated ... -
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the challenges and success factors for scaling up upcycling businesses in fashion industry in the UK
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Painter-Morland, Mollie; Oxborrow, Lynn; Ramanathan, Usha; Singh, Jagdeep (Conference)The fashion industry causes serious environmental impacts through its consumption of energy and material resources and its use of chemicals. Alternatives to business-as-usual practices within the fashion industry can ... -
A review on upcycling: Current body of literature, knowledge gaps and a way forward
Kyungeun Sung; Sung, Kyungeun (Conference)Upcycling is a process in which used materials are converted into something of higher value and/or quality in their second life. It has been increasingly recognised as one promising means to reduce material and energy use, ... -
Sarah Turner–Eco-artist and designer through craft-based upcycling
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim (Article)Sarah Turner is an eco-artist and designer who practices craft-based upcycling with waste plastic bottles and cans to create lighting, sculpture and decorative home interior products. Since 1998, her enthusiasm, creativity ... -
Scaling up British fashion upcycling businesses: Multi-stakeholder perspectives
Sung, Kyungeun; Cooper, Tim; Oehlmann, J.; Singh, Jagdeep (Conference)Purpose: Fashion upcycling, the process of using waste clothing and textiles to create new products, is an alternative to business-as-usual practices which can effectively address concerns on excessive consumption of energy ... -
Upcycling for teaching and learning in higher education: Literature review
Sung, Kyungeun (Book chapter)Upcycling is creation or modification of any product from used materials, components and products which is of equal or higher quality or value than the compositional elements. Upcycling, in principle, increases material ...