Design and Technology GCSE
Sustainability
What Sustainability means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Sustainability
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Designing products in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Designing products in a way that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Topics that use Sustainability
- All design and technological practice takes place within contexts which inform outcomes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Investigate and analyse the work of past and present professionals and companies in order to inform design (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Scale of Production
- Iterative Design
- Performance Characteristics
- Design Context
- Form
- Function
- Innovation
- Marketability
Using Sustainability in the exam
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