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Book Chapters

Ko KK; Ramirez MJ; Ward SJ, 2015, 'A framework for understanding the role of product attachment in enabling sustainable consumption of household furniture', in Cooper T; Braithwaite N; Moreno M; Salvia G (ed.), Product lifetimes and the environment, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, pp. 173 - 181, https://www.plateconference.org/framework-understanding-role-product-attachment-enabling-sustainable-consumption-household-furniture/

Ramirez MJ, 2015, 'Commitments of university leaders to the Talloires Declaration: are they evidenced in industrial design teaching and learning?', in Leal Filho W; Brandli L; Kuznetsova O; Paço AMFD (ed.), Integrative Approaches to Sustainable Development at University Level, Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 225 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10690-8_16

Ramirez MJ, 2015, 'Environmentally sustainable design practices amongst the world’s largest consumer electronics manufacturers', in Cooper T; Braithwaite N; Moreno M; Salvia G (ed.), Product lifetimes and the environment, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, pp. 175 - 183, https://www.plateconference.org/environmentally-sustainable-design-practices-amongst-worlds-largest-consumer-electronics-manufacturers/

Ramirez MJ, 2012, 'Inclusion of environmental and social aspects of sustainability in industrial design education', in Leal W (ed.), Sustainable development at universities: new horizons, Peter Lang GmbH, Frankfurt-am-Main, pp. 149 - 157

Behrisch JC; Ramirez M; Giurco D, 2011, 'Ecodesign in industrial design consultancies: comparing Australia, China, Germany and the USA', in Impacting Society through Engineering Design, pp. 1 - 11, https://www.designsociety.org/publication/30573/ecodesign_in_industrial_design_consultancies_%E2%80%93_comparing_australia_china_germany_and_the_usa

Ramirez MJ, 2011, 'Designing with a social conscience: an emerging area in industrial design education and practice', in Culley SJ; Hicks BH; McAloone TC; Howard TJ; Malmquist J (ed.), Impacting society through engineering design: Design for X, Design to X, The Design Society, Glasgow, pp. 39 - 48, https://www.designsociety.org/publication/30577/designing_with_a_social_conscience_an_emerging_area_in_industrial_design_education_and_practice

Behrisch J; Ramirez MJ; Giurco D, 2011, 'Ecodesign in industrial design consultancies: comparing Australia, Germany, China and the USA', in Culley SJ; Hicks BH; McAloone TC; Howard TJ; Malmquist J (ed.), Impacting society through engineering design: Design for X, Design to X, The Design Society, Glasgow, pp. 293 - 301, https://www.designsociety.org/publication/30573/ecodesign_in_industrial_design_consultancies_%E2%80%93_comparing_australia_china_germany_and_the_usa

Ramirez MJ, 2011, 'Industrial design accolades: do they support socially sustainable product innovation?', in Matsumoto M; Umeda Y; Masui K; Fukushige S (ed.), Design for innovative value towards a sustainable society, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 215 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3010-6_42

Ko KK; Ramirez MJ; Ward SJ, 2011, 'Long-term product attachment: a sustainable design approach for optimising the relationship between users and products', in Haoming Z; Korvenmaa P; Xin L (ed.), The Tao of sustainability, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, Wuhan, pp. 580 - 587

Ramirez MJ, 2011, 'Sustainability consideration amongst award-winning industrial design graduation projects in Australia', in Matsumoto M; Umeda Y; Masui K; Fukushige S (ed.), Design for innovative value towards a sustainable society, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 918 - 923, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3010-6_190

Behrisch J; Ramirez MJ; Giurco D, 2010, 'Application of ecodesign strategies amongst Australian industrial design consultancies', in Vezzoli C; Ceschin F; Zhang J (ed.), Sustainability in design now! Challenges and opportunities for design research, education, and practice in the XXI Century. Vol 2, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, pp. 1377 - 1387

Clune SJ; Ramirez MJ, 2010, 'Sustainability consideration in the Australian International Design Awards', in Ceschin F; Vezzoli C; Zhang J (ed.), Sustainability in design now! Challenges and opportunities for design research, education, and practice in the XXI Century, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, pp. 1447 - 1456

Ramirez MJ, 2010, 'Traces of culture in students’ concepts for product-service systems: experiences from three continents', in Ceschin F; Vezzoli C; Zhang J (ed.), Sustainability in design now! Challenges and opportunities for design research, education, and practice in the XXI Century, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, pp. 957 - 968

Ramirez MJ, 2007, 'Challenging industrial design students to foster sustainable behaviors', in New horizons in education and educational technology, World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society, Athens, pp. 94 - 103, http://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2007venice/papers/570-338.pdf

Journal articles

Vaughn S; Ramirez M; Tietz C, 2024, 'Enhancing Offender Rehabilitation Through Co-Designed Controlled-Environment Agriculture in an Australian Maximum Security Prison', Prison Journal, 104, pp. 594 - 622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00328855241278262

Lubis PY; Shahri B; Ramirez M, 2024, 'Fostering Community Empowerment: A Human-Centered Approach to Designing Clean Water Solutions in a Jakarta Slum', Journal of Developing Societies, 40, pp. 7 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0169796X231222058

Vaughan S; Tietz C; Ramirez M, 2023, 'Co-designing a conceptual controlled environment agriculture (CEA) model inside an Australian maximum-security prison: A research framework', Cogent Social Sciences, 9, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2188678

Lubis PY; Shahri B; Ramirez M, 2022, 'INTEGRATION OF HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN AND DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY TOOL: PROPOSAL OF DESIGN FOR AMELIORATION TOOL', MIX Sustentável, 8, pp. 19 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.29183/2447-3073.mix2022.v8.n2.19-30

Watkins M; Casamayor JL; Ramirez M; Moreno M; Faludi J; Pigosso DCA, 2021, 'Sustainable Product Design Education: Current Practice', She Ji, 7, pp. 611 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sheji.2021.11.003

Ramirez M; Lubis PJ, 2018, 'Penerapan Okala Eco-design Strategy Wheel pada Proyek Desain Mahasiswa Product Design Engineering', Spektrum Industri, 16, pp. 143 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.12928/si.v16i2.11534

Fennessy L; Ramirez MJ; Clune S; Strachan M; Lockrey S; Varadarajan S, 2013, 'Building capacity for sustainable product service systems in Australian industrial design education: a reflection upon contemporary practice', Journal of Cleaner Production

Wechsler A; Zaharia M; Crosky AG; Jones H; Ramirez MJ; Ballerini AA; Nunez MA; Sahajwalla VH, 2013, 'Macadamia shell and castor oil-based sustainable particleboard: a comparison of its properties with conventional wood based particleboard', Materials and Design, 50, pp. 117 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2013.03.008

Behrisch J; Ramirez MJ; Giurco D, 2011, 'Representation of ecodesign practice: international comparison of industrial design consultancies', Sustainability, 3, pp. 1778 - 1791, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su3101778

Behrisch J; Ramirez M; Giurco D, 2011, 'Representation of Ecodesign Practice: International Comparison of Industrial Design Consultancies', Sustainability, 3, pp. 1778 - 1778

Ramirez MJ; Nawangpalupi CB, 2010, 'Inner city transport in Sydney: assessment of sustainable scenarios', International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Razzaghi M; Ramirez MJ; Zehner RB, 2009, 'Cultural patterns in product design ideas: comparisons between Australian and Iranian student concepts', Design Studies, 30, pp. 438 - 461, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2008.11.006

Ramirez MJ, 2006, 'Sustainability in the education of industrial designers: the case for Australia', International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 7, pp. 189 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14676370610655959

Conference Papers

Ramirez M, 2021, 'PRODUCT SERVICE SYSTEMS: SOME PHILIPPINE EXAMPLES', in Anais do VIII SDS 2021, Departamento de Design da UFPR, Brasil, presented at Simpósio de Design Sustentável, Brasil, 01 December 2021 - 03 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/8sds2021.art71

Vaughan S; Ramirez M; Tietz C, 2021, 'DESIGN FOR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE INSIDE AN AUSTRALIAN MAXIMUM-SECURITY PRISON: A RESEARCH FRAMEWORK', in Anais do VIII SDS 2021, Universidade Federal do Paraná, presented at Anais do VIII SDS 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/8sds2021.art13

Ramirez M, 2021, 'DESIGN FOR OTHER SPECIES: AUSTRALIAN EXAMPLES', in Anais do VIII SDS 2021, Universidade Federal do Paraná, presented at Anais do VIII SDS 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/8sds2021.art14

Ramirez M; Rao V; Matthew S, 2021, 'ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE FASHION INITIATIVES IN INDIA AND AUSTRALIA', in Anais do VIII SDS 2021, Universidade Federal do Paraná, presented at Anais do VIII SDS 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/8sds2021.art16

Lubis PY; Shahri B; Ramirez M, 2021, 'HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN FOR WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE: INSIGHTS FROM JAKARTA', in Anais do VIII SDS 2021, Universidade Federal do Paraná, presented at Anais do VIII SDS 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/8sds2021.art57

Ramirez M; Euda ES, 2021, 'SUSTAINABLE SERVICES AND INITIATIVES IN JAPANESE AND AUSTRALIAN CONVENIENCE STORES', in Anais do VIII SDS 2021, Universidade Federal do Paraná, presented at Anais do VIII SDS 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/8sds2021.art36

Lubis PY; Shahri B; Ramirez M, 2021, 'DESIGN FOR AMELIORATION: FRAMEWORK OF DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY TOOL', in Anais do VIII SDS 2021, Universidade Federal do Paraná, presented at Anais do VIII SDS 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/8sds2021.art12

Ramirez M, 2019, 'The South-to-South Project: Activating Australian-Latin American relations through Design for Sustainability education', Recife, presented at Simpósio de Design Sustentável, Recife, 11 November 2019 - 14 November 2019, https://www.sds2019.oimaginario.com.br/palestras

Ramirez M, 2019, 'Circular economy practices in the Australian commercial furniture industry', in Nissen N; Cooper T (ed.), PLATE 2019 Product Lifetimes and the Environment, Berlin, presented at PLATE 2019 Product Lifetimes and the Environment, Berlin, 18 September 2019 - 20 September 2019, https://www.plateconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Programm_Plate_final_web.pdf

Park S; Park M; Ramirez M, 2019, 'Environmental impacts of smart bulbs: a discussion paper reviewing the current issues and research', in Nissen N; Cooper T (ed.), PLATE 2019 Product Lifetimes and the Environment, Berlin, presented at PLATE 2019 Product Lifetimes and the Environment, Berlin, 18 September 2019 - 20 September 2019, https://www.plateconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Programm_Plate_final_web.pdf

Ramirez M, 2019, 'South-To-South Solutions: An Exchange of Australian and Latin American Design Approaches to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals', in Vezzoli C; Ambrosio M (ed.), Designing sustainability for all, Edizioni Poli.Deign, Milan, pp. 117 - 122, presented at 3rd LeNS world distributed conference, Beijing, Bangalore, Cape Town, Mexico City, Curitiba and Milan, 03 April 2019 - 05 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27369

Ramirez M, 2019, 'Sustainable product-service systems: cases from Oceania', in Vezzoli C; Ambrosio M (ed.), Designing Sustainability For All, Edizioni Poli.Design, Milan, pp. 233 - 238, presented at 3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference, Milano, Mexico City, Beijing, Bangalore, Curitiba, Cape Town, 03 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27370

Ramirez M, 2018, 'Industrial design education and the circular economy: experiences from UNSW Sydney', in Crocker R (ed.), Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour, Adelaide, presented at Unmaking Waste, Adelaide, 20 September 2018 - 23 September 2018, https://www.unmakingwaste.org/2018-proceedings/

Ramirez MJ, 2016, 'Ecodesign Practices Amongst Whitegoods Manufacturers', in Delfino E; Vezzoli CA (ed.), Sustainable Energy for All by Design: Proceeding of the LeNSes Conference, Edizioni.POLI.Design, Milano, pp. 189 - 200, presented at LeNSes Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 28 September 2016 - 30 September 2016, https://www.scribd.com/document/324775328/LeNSes-Conference-Proceedings#fullscreen&from_embed

Fennessy L; Ramirez MJ; Clune S; Strachan M; Lockrey S; Varadarajan S, 2016, 'Building capacity for sustainable product service systems in Australian industrial design education: a reflection upon contemporary practice', in Vezzoli CA; Delfino E; Ramirez M (eds.), Sustainable Energy for All By Design, Edizioni POLI.design, Milano, pp. 379 - 391, presented at LeNSeS Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 28 September 2016 - 30 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26100

Ramirez MJ, 2016, 'Ecodesign practices amongst whitegoods manufacturers', in Vezzoli CA; Delfino E (ed.), Sustainable Energy for All By Design, Edizioni POLI.design, Milano, pp. 189 - 200, presented at LeNSeS International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 28 September 2016 - 30 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26099

Ramirez MJ, 2015, 'The Resilience Challenge @ UNSW', Sydney, presented at Design for Disaster Response, Sydney, 13 November 2015 - 13 November 2015, https://d4dr15.wordpress.com/authors/

Ramirez MJ, 2014, 'Commitments of university leaders to the Talloires Declaration: are they evidenced in industrial design teaching and learning?', in Leal Filho, Walter WLF (ed.), Manchester, presented at WSSDU2014 Second World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities, Manchester, 03 September 2014 - 05 September 2014

Ramirez MJ, 2013, 'Insights into ecodesign practices amongst the world’s largest carmakers', Istanbul, presented at 16th ERSCP European Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production, Istanbul, 04 June 2013 - 07 June 2013

Ramirez MJ, 2012, 'Educating the responsible industrial designer', in Proceedings of ICERI2012 Conference 19th-21st November 2012, Madrid, Spain, pp. 2472 - 2481, presented at ICERI2012 5th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Madrid, 19 November 2012 - 21 November 2012, http://library.iated.org/view/RAMIREZ2012EDU

Ramirez MJ, 2012, 'Employability attributes for industrial design graduates', in Proceedings of ICERI2012 Conference 19th-21st November 2012, Madrid, Spain, pp. 2462 - 2471, presented at ICERI2012 5th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Madrid, 19 November 2012 - 21 November 2012, http://library.iated.org/view/RAMIREZ2012EMP

Ramirez MJ, 2012, 'Award-winning industrial design products: are they are also sustainable?', in Proceedings of the 2nd World Sustainability Forum, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, pp. 1 - 13, presented at WSF2012 2nd World Sustainability Forum, www.sciforum.net, 01 November 2012 - 30 November 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/wsf2-00895

Ramirez MJ, 2012, 'Ethics and social responsibility: integration within industrial design education in Oceania', in Design Research Society 2012: Bangkok (Vol 4), Design Research Society, Bangkok, pp. 1565 - 1580, presented at DRS2012 International Conference of the Design Research Society, Bangkok, 01 July 2012 - 04 July 2012, http://www.designresearchsociety.org/docs-procs/drs2012/drs2012-4.pdf


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