In this book, interrelationships between more than 40 recent catastrophic events are explored, discussing failures of structures and machines, information technology, regulatory agencies, security designs, and more. Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti were natural…
"The world is full of wonderful products and services that occasionally disappoint and even harm us. Unexpected consequences: why the things we trust fail explores the reasons these failures occur, examining them from technological, human, and organizational perspectives. Using …
In this book, interrelationships between more than 40 recent catastrophic events are explored, discussing failures of structures and machines, information technology, regulatory agencies, security designs, and more.
SWITCH!: design and everyday ecologies
SWITCH!: design and everyday ecologies
SWITCH!: design and everyday ecologies
by Thwaites, Thomas, Redström, Johan, Maze, Ramia, Ávila, Martín, Bergström, Jenny, Broms, Loove, Carpenter, John B., (Digital artist), Clark, Brendon, Ehrnberger, Karin, Frigo, Alberto, Messager, Aude, Vallgårda, Anna, Önal, Basar, Jeczmyk, Olivia, maoworks, Bildinstitutet
The future is looking old. We are currently at the threshold of the largest demographic transformation of modern times, the advent of the age of the senior citizen. What awaits us what kinds of products, what kinds of houses? The fifty-and-over generation represents an enormous …