Results of the first adapted design for sustainability project in a South Pacific small island developing state: Fiji |
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| Authors: | Michael DK Lobendahn Wood Fabrice Mathieux Daniel Brissaud Damien Evrard |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Engineering & Physics, Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment, The University of the South Pacific, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji Islands;2. Laboratoire G-SCOP – Université of Grenoble, 46 avenue Félix Viallet, F-38031 Grenoble Cedex 1, France;3. Pacific Centre for Environment, Sustainable Development, The University of the South Pacific, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji Islands;1. NEXT ENERGY—EWE Research Centre for Energy Technology at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 15, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany;2. University of Bremen, Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany;1. University of Mauritius, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Réduit 80837, Mauritius;2. Oregon State University, College of Liberal Arts, School of Public Policy, Corvallis, OR 97330, United States;3. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainability and Climate Change Management”, Ulmenliet 20, 21033 Hamburg, Germany;4. School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States |
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| Abstract: | With high population densities concentrated in predominately coastal zones, the South Pacific will, in this century, be heavily impacted by global temperature and sea level rises. Small island developing states do have a number of unique problems, namely, small scale economic development together with environmental sustainability. This paper presents the lessons learnt from the implementation of the first cleaner production and design initiative project conducted in a Pacific small island developing state(s) (SIDS) using the design for sustainability (D4S) methodology. The final product was analysed using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method. Implemented within a medium-sized enterprise operating in Fiji, the Cook Islands, and Samoa, the project focused on improving an existing product and its associated life cycle to make it more environmentally friendly to manufacture, retail, and dispose of. The project outcomes revealed that D4S provides a suitable tool for a country like Fiji to pursue more intensively an eco-friendly manufacturing agenda. However, when combined with LCA, the qualitative nature of D4S shows that not all solutions produce the best overall result. Specifically, the “improved” design, whilst being less impactful on Fiji in terms of disposal, has a higher impact globally due to the production and manufacture of the new materials used. For this reason designers need to address the impact criteria and decide whether a domestic or international agenda is of greater concern within the SIDS context. |
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