naa a22 4500 510778682 CHVBK 20180411083239.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11948-012-9401-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11948-012-9401-8 Köhler Andreas Section Design for Sustainability, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE, Delft, The Netherlands aut Material Scarcity: A Reason for Responsibility in Technology Development and Product Design [Elektronische Daten] [Andreas Köhler] There are warning signs for impending scarcity of certain technology metals that play a critical role in high-tech products. The scarce elements are indispensable for the design of modern technologies with superior performance. Material scarcity can restrain future innovations and presents therefore a serious risk that must be counteracted. However, the risk is often underrated in the pursuit of technological progress. Many innovators seem to be inattentive to the limitations in availability of critical resources and the possible implications thereof. The present shortages in industrial supply with technology metals may be interpreted as a wake-up call for technology developers to tackle the issue with due consideration. The article reviews the materials scarcity phenomenon from the viewpoint of sustainable development ethics. The following questions are discussed: ‘Should preventative actions be taken today in order to mitigate resource scarcity in future?' and ‘Should technology developers feel responsible to do this?' The discussion presents arguments for industrial designers and engineers to create a sense of responsibility for the proactive mitigation of material scarcity. Being protagonists of the innovation system, they have the opportunity to lead change towards resource-aware technology development. The paper concludes by outlining ideas on how they can pioneer sustainable management of critical materials. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2012 Eco-design nationallicence Eco-innovation nationallicence PGM nationallicence REE nationallicence Resource depletion nationallicence Precautionary principle nationallicence Sustainability ethics nationallicence Sustainable resource management nationallicence Science and Engineering Ethics Springer Netherlands 19/3(2013-09-01), 1165-1179 1353-3452 19:3<1165 2013 19 11948 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-012-9401-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-012-9401-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Köhler Andreas Section Design for Sustainability, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE, Delft, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science and Engineering Ethics Springer Netherlands 19/3(2013-09-01), 1165-1179 1353-3452 19:3<1165 2013 19 11948 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer