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Upcycling for teaching and learning in higher education: Literature review
(Springer, 2020-01-01)
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 ...
Scaling up British fashion upcycling businesses: Multi-stakeholder perspectives
(Global Fashion Conference 2018, 2018-12-31)
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 ...
Factors Influencing Upcycling for UK Makers
(MDPI, 2019-02-07)
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 ...
An exploratory study on the consequences of individual upcycling: is it worth making people feel attached to their upcycled products?
(Nottingham Trent University, 2015-06-09)
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
(Nottingham Trent University, 2015-06-17)
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 ...
Actions across scales for scaling up sustainable practice/behaviour: The case of individual upcycling in the UK
(British Academy of Management, 2016-05-19)
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
(Design Research Society, 2016-06-27)
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 ...
Emerging Social Movements for Sustainability: Understanding and Scaling Up Upcycling in the UK
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018-05-01)
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 ...
Individual upcycling in the UK: Insights for scaling up towards sustainable development
(Springer, 2017-01-06)
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 ...
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the challenges and success factors for scaling up upcycling businesses in fashion industry in the UK
(Grafima Publications, 2017-10-01)
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 ...
