impact of activities in development on individual, society, environment

Question 1

what are the issues

Answer 1

personal values
cultural beliefs
sustainability
safety and health
community needs
individual needs
equity

Question 2

impact of personal values

Answer 2

• everyone has different values due to influences
• impact on the acceptance of certain designs
• design won’t cater to everyone’s needs and wants

Question 3

impact of cultural beliefs

Answer 3

includes: geography, climate, norms religion etc
mulitculturalism: brings richness and depht to society
religion: can determine design in fashion, jewellery, architecture, art

Question 4

impact of sustainability

Answer 4

• involves addressing needs of people today without negatively affecting the resources of people in future
• designs should avoid finite (non reneweable) resources - think about effect of waste
• complete life cycle analysis to moniter energies used and environmental impact at each stage of life cycle

Question 5

impact of safety and health

Answer 5

• procedures, tools, techniques = correct, safe and appropriate
• compley with SafeWork NSW, Standards Australia and work health and safety guidelines
• meet all criteria - ensure product is safe for end-user

Question 6

impact of community needs

Answer 6

• group of people that live in same location + share common interests/facilities
• common interest groups = volunteer citizens look out for needs of commuity , not alwats service all
  e.g street libraries

Question 7

impact of individual needs

Answer 7

• may involve qualitative (interviewing and observing) or quantitative(statistics) reseach
• needs met = successful
• good design can have positive impact on individual, reducing financial burden or improving quality of life

Question 8

impact of equity

Answer 8

• strive and ensure equal accessibility to product, system or environment
  e.g wheelchair ramps in public spaces

Question 9

Example

Answer 9

facebook

Question 10

facebook impact on individual

Answer 10

• 24hr contact with friends
• contact large groupd at once
• keep up to date with news
• can be exposed to online predators
• subject to cyber bullying
• addictive behaviour may develop

Question 11

facebook impact on society

Answer 11

• users with common interests brought together
• users in rural and urban can connect

Question 12

facebook impact on environment

Answer 12

• not require paper
• environmental groups formed and support for environment spreads quickly