Evolutionary design takes into account the biological foundations of human perception, cognition and behaviour, thus leading to more usable and intuitive solutions. In the face of climate change, we need to come up with novel ways how to be less wasteful with the resources of our planet. Past experience has shown that information campaigns have little success in leading to sustainable change in behaviour. Therefore we will discuss how design interventions can be made use of in triggering changes in behaviour. Through making sustainable behaviour easier people can be nudged to choose the option that hurts our planet less. We will discuss potential applications and investigate how smart cities can contribute to make urban life more sustainable, and where different solutions are needed. 

The remaining meetings will take place via Zoom. I will send the Zoom links prior to each session.

Presentation during term plus written summary

Participation is compulsory for all meetings

Final oral examination

The remaining meetings will take place via Zoom. I will send the Zoom links prior to each session.

Presence throughout the course is a requirement

Students from other faculties or universities will be given a place on the course subject to room capacities.

The remaining meetings will take place via Zoom. I will send the Zoom links prior to each session.