"During periods of environmental and societal upheaval, design has the potential to be a formidable catalyst towards a sustainable future. However, to unleash its full power, significant shifts in both theory and practice are imperative. This book adopts a unique approach, blending...

Part A: Theoretical Fundamentals and Concepts -- Part B: Case Studies - Information Level -- Part C: Case Studies - Creation Level -- Part D: Case Studies - Provision Level -- Part E: Further Open Tourism Examples and Cases.

In this paper the life event is introduced, which can be seen as a customer oriented refinement of existing life cycle concepts. Based on the theory of traditional life cycle systems the life event cycle incorporates concepts of mass customization (i.e. modularity) in order to enable a long term...