Keywords:
Toy industry-Equipment and supplies.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (100 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789811696732
Series Statement:
Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6891945
DDC:
338.4768872
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- About the Editor -- List of Figures -- Design and Production Process of Toy Prototypes Using Urban Forestry Waste -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of Toys and Games in Children's Development -- 3 Description of the Toy Creation Process with Urban Forestry Waste -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- On Longevity and Lost Toys: Sustainable Approaches to Toy Design and Contemporary Play -- 1 Introduction: Where Are the Toys Going? -- 2 Perspectives on Play and Toys Today -- 3 Toys Within the Industries of Play -- 4 Toy Life Cycles in Children's and Adults' Play -- 5 Sustainability -- 5.1 Production Materials and Chemicals -- 6 Sustainability by Toy Design-An Overview -- 7 Approaches to Sustainable Play -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- 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 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Properties Favorable to the Production of Toys -- 2.1 Anatomical Properties -- 2.2 Chemical Properties -- 2.3 Physical Properties -- 2.4 Mechanical Properties -- 3 Strategies for Classification and Reuse of Urban Wood Waste -- 3.1 Classification and Characterization -- 4 Problems Arising from the Use of Urban Wood Waste and How to Get Around Them -- 4.1 Possible Changes in the Chemical and Physical Properties of Urban Wood Waste -- 4.2 Possible Strategies and Solutions to Mitigate the Problems of Wood Waste from Urban Afforestation -- 5 Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- The Pile of Shame: The Personal and Social Sustainability of Collecting and Hoarding Miniatures -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Miniatures and Miniaturing -- 2.2 The Pile of Shame -- 2.3 Sustainability and Consumption -- 3 Method and Data -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Practical Sustainability.
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4.2 Existential Sustainability -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Life Cycles of Miniatures and Miniaturing -- 5.2 Limitations of the Study -- 5.3 From a Pile of Shame to a Curated Collection -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Wooden Toys Produced from Wood Waste from Urban Afforestation: Acceptance and Implementation Strategies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Toys and Child Development -- 3 The Toy Industry -- 4 Environmental Problems of Plastics -- 5 Toys and Sustainability -- 6 Waste from Urban Afforestation as an Alternative for the Generation of Toys -- 7 Acceptance Aspects -- 8 Practical Implications and Future Perspectives -- References.
