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Author Murray Sinclair, Michael Henshaw and Stephanie Henshaw |
| Abstract Unless we are able to create sustainable communities, the future for humanity and the living world is bleak. Consequently, as a profession dedicated to humanity’s interaction with the world, we have a duty to help deliver sustainable communities. This paper explores some implications for Human Factors Engineering (HFE) professionals of responding to this duty. The problem is to construct our way to a sustainable future, while accommodating the disruption to our current styles of living and working and without lowering our current levels of social justice. First, there is a discussion of the drivers of change addressing sustainability, and some implications of these. Then there is a discussion of the communities that will undergo these changes, and the problems that change management must face. The final part of the article addresses the importance of the user experience to make the changes palatable for all citizens. |
