A. The authors asserts that design schools haven’t incorporated sustainable design into their curriculum. In his opinion, what are the reasons that hamper the teaching of sustainability at the college level?
The author first reasons that the greatest impact of sustainability will be most realized when it is comprehended over both time and scale. Therefore, while some schools are beginning to incorporate the use of eco-friendly materials and sustainable processes, the students are not able to truly evaluate the affects and how to translate them into the bigger picture. The implementation of sustainability is so new that the changes that need to be made are still difficult to understand and to enact. Furthermore, while people are convinced that changes need to be made, many are not willing to adjust their own lives. The author talked about all the people driving SUVs who also claimed they were environmentalists and how many surveyed believe the government isn't doing enough. These people hope that the government and large businesses implement change so they don't have to. "Well, I don't have as big an impact of them, so they should change because it would matter more than if I just changed" is probably the unconscious thought floating through their minds. Unfortunately, all we have is theory and not enough studies of impact to help guide us in working sustainably. And for designers, how changes will influence design, aesthetics, form, meaning, organization.
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