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OverviewThis book presents five interesting chapters dealing with the sustainability of toys. The concept of sustainability has reached all industrial sectors these days and being practiced in almost all the sectors. One of the main sectors where sustainability has to be embedded to the core is the toy sector. Needless to enumerate the importance of sustainability in this sector especially when it comes to usage of chemicals and so on. There are various elements associated with the sustainability of toys and there is a dearth of published literature on this subject. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Subramanian Senthilkannan MuthuPublisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore Edition: 1st ed. 2022 Weight: 0.330kg ISBN: 9789811696725ISBN 10: 9811696721 Pages: 93 Publication Date: 18 February 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsDesigner and production process of toy prototypes using wood residues from urban afforestation On Longevity and Lost Toys: Sustainable approaches to toy design and contemporary play The Pile of Shame: Collecting and Hoarding Miniatures Tips for selecting wood from urban afforestation for the production of toys: how the sustainable reuse of waste can result in economic, environmental and social benefits Wooden toys produced from wood waste from urban afforestation: acceptance and implementation strategiesReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decade's of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 100 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |