AfH | Architecture for Humanity |
AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council |
CNC | computer numeric controlled |
DfE | design for the environment |
DfS | design for sustainability |
EF | ecological footprint |
EMUDE | Emerging User Demands for Sustainable Solutions |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
GDP | gross domestic product |
HDI | human development index |
HDPE | high density polyethylene |
HIPC | heavily indebted poor countries |
HPI | Happy Planet Index |
html | hypertext mark-up language |
HVAC | heating/ventilation/air-conditioning |
ICSID | International Council of Societies of Industrial Design |
ICT | information communication and technology |
IP | intellectual property |
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IT | information technology |
ITDG | Intermediate Technology Development Group |
LCA | life cycle analysis |
LCT | life cycle thinking |
LDCs | least developed countries |
LETS | Local Exchange Trading System |
LGBT | lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender |
MDF | medium-density fibreboard |
MDP | measure of domestic progress |
MDRI | Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative |
MEA | Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
MIPS | materials intensity per unit service |
NEF | New Economics Foundation |
NPD | new product development |
OAN | Open Architecture Network |
ODA | Official development assistance |
OLPC | One Laptop per Child |
OS | open source |
PC | personal computer |
PD | participatory design |
ppm | parts per million |
PPP | purchasing power parity |
PSS | product service systems |
QoL | quality of life |
SCP | sustainable consumption and production |
SD | sustainable development |
SMEs | small and medium-sized enterprises |
T&L | teaching and learning |
TBL | triple bottom line |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TOES | Towards Other Economic Systems |
UCD | user-centred design |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
WCED | World Commission on Environment and Development |
WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |