Syllabus |
1.Historical summary of the development and production of textile fibers. 2.Environmental impact of the production and consumption of textile fibers: statistical data, models and tools for quantification. 3.Characterization of textile fibers, natural and non-natural, which enhance sustainable development and ecological balance: production, properties, biodegradability. 4.Innovation and development of new materials. 5. Textile technologies for production with less environmental impact. 6. Textile technologies for reuse and recycling of textile fibers: management of technological processes, circularity. 7. Case study and good practices in the production of materials for sustainable and ethical fashion. 8.Campaigns to value sustainable textile materials.
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Main Bibliography |
-Muthu, S.S. (2017), Sustainable Fibres and Textiles, The Textile Institute Book Series, Elsevier Ltd, Woodhead Publishing. -Nayak R. (2019), Sustainable Technologies for Fashion and Textiles,1st Edition, Woodhead Publishing. -Tobler-Rohr, M. I. (2011), Handbook of Sustainable Textile Production, Woodhead Publishing. -GINSBURG, Madeleine (1991), The Illustrated History of Textiles. Studio Editions, London. -SCHOESER, Mary (2012), TEXTILES, The Art of Mankind. Thame & Hudson. -PINHEIRO, Elisa Calado - Rota da Lã TRANSLANA: Percursos e marcas de um território de fronteira: Beira Interior (Portugal) e Comarca Tajo-Salor-Almonte (Espanha), Vol.1 - Reconhecimento e valorização patrimonial. Covilhã: Museu de Lanifícios da Universidade da Beira Interior, 2009. -HATCH, Kathryn L. (1993), Textile Science, ed. West Publishing Company.
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