Tasarım için sürdürülebilirlik alanında aracı kurumlar: Türkiye'de inovasyon destek mekanizmaları geliştirmek için stratejiler

This joint PhD study between Istanbul Technical University and Delft University of Technology explores the innovation support for companies working on design for sustainability. As design for sustainability is not yet developed in Turkey, this study investigates the innovation support needs of companies working on design for sustainability, how these needs can be fulfilled and how to enable further spreading of the design for sustainability approach throughout the industry in Turkey. By these means, the dissertation aims to contribute both to Turkey's sustainable development and to theory in the fields of design, innovation and sustainability. More specifically, this study has a research aim to investigate innovation support for companies working on design for sustainability and a societal aim to spread the design for sustainability approach throughout the industry in Turkey by supporting the companies' innovation processes.