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Design with and by Marginalized People in Humanitarian Makerspaces

10th October 2022
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Abstract There is a growing demand for humanitarian aid around the world as the number of displaced people has reached an unprecedented level. At the same time, the number of community-based design and fabrication makerspaces has been growing exponentially. Recently the humanitarian sector has become interested in how these spaces can help marginalized populations, including […]

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Co-design with marginalised people: designers’ perceptions of barriers and enablers

11th February 2021
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Co-design with marginalised people: designers’ perceptions of barriers and enablers

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Design and Frugal Innovations: Three roles of resource-poor people

25th May 2018
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ABSTRACT Design is imperative to satisfy needs of people in resource-limited societies. Many design studies have been carried out in the context of such societies in developing countries, and are discussed under names such as humanitarian engineering, frugal innovations, appropriate technology, design at the Base of the Pyramid, design for development, etc. In this paper, […]

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