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Authored Books
Roy, R., Walker, D., and Cross, N. (1987) Design for the Market, Watford: EITB Publications. pp. 201 (ISBN 0 85083 759 6)
Cross, N., Walker, D., and Roy, R. (1988) Design Methods and Creative Design, Watford: EITB Publications. pp. 108 (ISBN 0 85083 699 9)
Roy, R. and Potter, S. with Rothwell, R. and Gardiner, P. (1990) Design and the Economy, London: The Design Council. (ISBN 0 85072 286 1)
Walker, D., Dagger, B. and Roy, R. (1991) Creative Techniques in Product and Engineering Design, Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing. pp. 142 (ISBN 1 85573 025 1)
Walsh, V., Roy, R., Bruce, M. and Potter, S. (1992) Winning by Design: Technology, Product Design and International competitiveness, Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 274 (ISBN 0 631 16437 5)
Edited Books
Cross, N., Elliott, D., and Roy, R., (eds.) (1974) Man-made Futures, Hutchinson Educational, pp. 365. (ISBN 0 09 121231 6)
Boyle, G., Elliott, D., and Roy, R. (eds.) (1977) The Politics of Technology, Longmans, pp. 351 (ISBN 0582 44373 3)
Roy, R., and Wield, D. (eds.) (1986) Product Design and Technological Innovation, The Open University Press, pp. 322. 2nd. edition 1989. (ISBN 0 335 15109 4)
Chapters in Books
Roy, R. (1971) Studying the future of public services by simulation, in Armstrong and Taylor (eds.) Feedback on instructional simulation systems, Cambridge University Press, pp. 121-126.
Roy, R. (1972) Choosing the future, in Cross, N. (ed.) Design participation, Academy Editions, pp. 21-25.
Roy, R. (1973) Assessing the impact of future public services, in Stöber, G. and Schumacher, D. (eds.) Technology assessment and quality of life, Elsevier, pp. 241-253. (ISBN 0 444 41137 2)
Roy, R. (1977) Technological forecasting, in Waddington, C.H. Tools for thought, Cape, pp. 198-219. (ISBN 0 224 01077 8)
Roy, R., and Cross, N. (1979) The technology-society relationship, in Chambers, D.W. Liberation and control: the uses of knowledge and power, Deakin University, Open Campus Program, pp. 42-59. (ISBN 0 86828 273 1)
Roy, R., Walker, D., and Walsh, V. (1981) Design, innovation and competitiveness in British manufacturing industry, in Jacques, R. and Powell, J.A. (eds.) Design: Science: Method, IPC Science and Technology Press, pp. 161-170. (ISBN 0 86103 047 8)
Roy, R. (1984) Design and innovation in a mature consumer industry, in Langdon, R. (ed.) Design Policy Vol.2: Design and Industry, The Design Council, pp. 92-98. (ISBN 0 85072 144 X)
Roy, R. (1990) Product design and company performance, in Oakley, M. (ed.) Design Management: A Handbook of Issues and Methods, Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 49-62. (ISBN 0 631 15404 3)
Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1992) Design and the economy; Radical and incremental innovation, in McCormick, R., Newey, C., and Sparkes, J. (eds.) Technology for technology education, Wokingham: Addison-Wesley, pp. 106-122; 270-274. (ISBN 0 201 63168 7)
Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1994) Using design consultants for product development in small and medium sized firms, in Saunders, J. (ed.) The Marketing Initiative, Prentice Hall International, pp. 343-355; 402-403. (ISBN 0 13 042821 3)
Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1997) The commercial impacts of investment in design, in Bruce, M. and Cooper, R. (eds.) Marketing and Design Management, International Thompson Business Press, pp. 175-203. (ISBN 1861521731)
Roy, R., Smith, M.T. and Potter, S. (1998) Green product development – factors in competition, Barker, T. and Köhler, J. (eds.) International Competitiveness and Environmental Policies, Edward Elgar, pp. 265-275. (ISBN 1 85898 7784)
Roy, R. with Potter, S. and Riedel, J. (1998) The long-term benefits of investment in design and product development, in Jerrard, B. et al. (eds.) Managing New Product Innovation, Taylor and Francis, pp. 142-154. (ISBN 0 7484 0859 2)
Roy, R. (1999) Design and Marketing Greener Products: the Hoover Case, in Charter, M. and Polonsky, M.J. (eds.) Greener Marketing (2nd Edition), Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, pp. 126-144. (ISBN 1 874719 14 4)
Roy, R. Potter, S. and Yarrow, K. (2004) Towards sustainable higher education: environmental impacts of conventional campus, print-based and electronic/open learning systems, in Murphy, D.; Carr, R., Taylor, J and Wong, T..M. (eds.) (2004) Distance Education & Technology: Issues and Practice, OUHK Press, pp.129-145. ISBN 962-7707-47-3
Roy, R. (2005) Domestic heating, in Hempstead C. A. and Worthington, W. E. Jr. (eds.) (2005) Encyclopaedia of 20th-Century Technology. New York: Routledge, 2 vols. pp 268-270 (ISBN: 1-57958-386-5).
Roy, R, Caird, S. and Potter, S. (2007) People Centred Eco-design: Consumer adoption and use of low and zero carbon products and systems, Chapter 3 in Murphy, J. (ed.) Governing technology for sustainability, London: Earthscan, pp. 41-62 ISBN 978-1-84407-345-0.
Papers in Journals
Papers in Refereed Academic Journals
Roy, R. (1971) The design of non-linear scales for slide rules, Ergonomics, Vol.14 No.4, July, pp. 487-496.
Roy, R., and Talbot, R. (1972) Scales for school slide rules, Applied Ergonomics, Vol.3 No.3, September pp. 161-166.
Roy, R. (1976) Assessing the impact of future public services, Ekistics, Vol.37 No.222, pp. 345-348.
Roy, R. (1980) Comparison of commercial and do-it-yourself solar collectors, Sun at Work in Britain, No.10, August pp. 41-50.
Roy, R. (1981) Family and community biogas plants in rural India, Appropriate Technology, Vol.8 No.1, June, pp. 17-20.
Roy, R. (1985) User needs and appropriate energy technologies, Appropriate Technology, Vol.11 No.4, March.
Roy, R. (1985) Design, innovation and competitiveness: from awareness to action, Design Studies, Vol.6 No.1, January pp. 4-6.
Walsh, V.M., and Roy, R. (1985) The designer as 'gatekeeper' in manufacturing industry, Design Studies, Vol.6, No.3, July, pp. 127-133.
Walsh, V.M, Roy, R. and Bruce, M. (1988) Competitive by design, Journal of Marketing Management (Special issue on Competitiveness), Vol.4 No.2, pp. 201-216.
Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1990) Managing design projects in small and medium sized firms, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol.2 No.3 pp. 321-336.
Turner, C., Roy, R. and Wield, D. (1990) Materials: a new revolutionary technology? Conditions and policies for innovation, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol.2 No.3 pp. 221-235.
Roy, R., Potter, S. and Capon, C. (1991) The benefits and costs of small firms’ investment in design, Piccola Impresa/Small Business, (Urbino, Italy) No.3, pp. 3-24.
Bruce, M. and Roy, R. (1991) Integrating marketing and design for commercial benefit, Marketing Intelligence and Planning , Vol. 9 No. 5, pp. 23-28.
Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1993) The commercial impacts of investment in design, Design Studies, Vol.14 No.2 April, pp. 171-193.
Walsh, V., Roy, R., Bruce, M. and Potter, S. (1993) Perspectives on design and innovation, Creativity and Innovation Management, Vol. 2 No. 2, June, pp. 77-86.
Roy, R. (1993) Case studies of creativity in innovative product development, Design Studies, Vol. 14 No. 4, October, pp. 423-443. [Winner of the 1993 Design Studies Award]
Roy, R. (1994) Can the benefits of good design be quantified? Keynote article for special issue of Design Management Journal on ‘Measuring Design Management Results’, Vol. 5 No. 2, Spring, pp. 9-17.
Roy, R. (1994) The evolution of ecodesign, Technovation, Vol. 14 No. 6, pp. 363-380.
Caird, S., Roy, R. and Wield, D. (1994) Problems experienced by engineers with environment product development projects, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 177-188.
Wield, D. and Roy, R.(1995) R & D and corporate strategies in UK materials innovating companies, Technovation, Vol. 15, No. 4 pp. 195-210.
Bruce, M., Potter, S. and Roy, R. (1995) The risks and rewards of design investment, Journal of Marketing Management, Vol. 11, No.5 pp. 403-417.
Roy, R. (1996) Designing a greener product, Co-design, No.5/6, Jan.- Mar., pp. 34-39.
Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1996) Managing engineering design in complex supply chains, International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp.403-420.
Roy, R. (1997) Design for environment in practice – development of the Hoover New Wave washing machine range, Journal of Sustainable Product Design, Issue 1, April, pp. 36-43.
Roy, R. and Riedel, J. (1997) Design and innovation in successful product competition, Technovation, Vol.17 No. 10, pp. 537-548.
Caird, S., Roy, R. and Wield, D. (1997) Team approaches to developing innovative products and processes, International Journal of Innovation Management , Vol. 1 No. 4, pp. 333-354.
Roy, R., Riedel, J. and Potter, S. (1998) Firms and markets that profit from investment in design and product development, The Design Journal, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 3-16.
Walker, D. and Roy, R. (1999) The Design Innovation Group – origins, development and future, The Design Journal, Vol. 2 Issue 3, pp. 2-12.
Roy, R., (2000) The long-term benefits of investing in new product development by SMEs, International Journal of New Product Development and Innovation Management, Vol. 1 No. 4, December/January, pp. 281-295.
Roy, R., (2000) Sustainable product-service systems, Futures, No. 32, pp. 289-299.
Potter, S. and Roy, R. (2000) Scenarios to identify innovation priorities in the UK railway industry, International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 4 No. 2 June, pp. 229-252.
Roy, R. and Caird, S. (2001) Environmental actions to reduce household ecological footprints, International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 315-332.
Herring, H and Roy, R. (2002) Sustainable services, electronic education and the rebound effect, Environmental Impact Assessment Review (Special issue on Sustainability in the Information Society), Vol 22 No 5, October, pp. 525-542.
Crompton, S., Roy, R and Caird, S. (2002) Household ecological footprinting for active distance learning and challenge of personal lifestyles, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol 3 No. 4, October, pp. 313-323.
Roy, R. Potter, S. and Yarrow, K. (published 2004) Factoring sustainability into the higher education product-service system, Journal of Sustainable Product Design No. 2, 2002 pp. 105-117.
Caird S. and Roy, R. (2006) Household ecological footprints - demographics and sustainability Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, Vol. 8 No. 4, December, pp.407-429.
Herring, H and Roy, R. (2007) Technological innovation, energy efficient design and the rebound effect, Technovation, Vol 27, pp. 194-203.
Roy, R., Potter, S. and Yarrow, K. (2008) Designing low carbon higher education systems. Environmental impacts of campus and distance learning systems, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education Vol. 9 Issue 2, April, pp. 116-130.
Caird, S. and Roy, R. ( 2008) User-Centred Improvements to Energy Efficiency Products and Renewable Energy Systems: Research on Household Adoption and Use, Special issue on user-centred innovation of International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 12, No. 3 (September) pp.327-355.
Roy, R. and Caird, S. (2008) Design Improvements from users’ experiences of low and zero carbon technologies, Paper for special issue on Sustainability of International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 4 No. 4, October, pp. 357-370.
Caird, S., Roy, R. and Herring, H. (2008) Improving the energy performance of UK households. Results from surveys of consumer adoption and use of low- and zero- carbon technologies, Energy Efficiency Vol 1 No. 2 May pp.149–166.
Papers in Professional Journals
Roy, R. (1976) Myths about technological change, New Scientist, Vol.70 No.99, May, pp. 281-282.
Roy, R. (1987) Design for business success, Engineering, January, pp. 16-17.
Dagger, B. with Rhodes, E., Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1992) Greener cars - recycling plastics Engineering Designer, Nov./Dec., pp. 4-9.
Roy, R. (1994) Living in a low energy world, Town and Country Planning, Vol. 63 No. 5, p. 147.
Burall, P. (with Potter, S. and Roy, R.) (1994) Green-ness is good for you, Design, April, pp. 22-24.
Roy, R. (1998) New concepts for eco-friendly design, Engineering Designer, January/February, p. 3.
Roy, R. (1998) Eco-design, Renew, March/April, p.17.
Roy, R. and Caird, S. (2001) Household ecological footprints – moving towards sustainability, Town and Country Planning, Vol. 70, No. 10, October, pp. 277-279.
Herring, H., Roy, R and Caird, S (2007) Grey greens go solar? – consumer adoption and use of renewables, Renew 167, May/June pp. 20-22. pdf
Roy, R. and Caird, S. (2008) Why do householders adopt or reject energy efficiency and renewables? Energy Action, No. 104, March, pp. 16-17.
Roy, R. and Caird, S. (2008) Who adopts micro-heating technologies? Green Building, Vol. 18 No. 2, Autumn, pp. 44-47 .
Conference Contributions
Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings
Roy, R. (1969) Recurrent problems in transport systems, in Proceedings of IEEE-GMMS ERS International Symposium on Man-machine Systems, Cambridge, September.
Roy, R. (1981) Community biogas plants - implementation in rural India, in Proceedings EEC International Conference ‘Energy from Biomass’, Brighton, November 4-7, 1980.
Roy, R. (1988) The role of product design in business competitiveness, in Proceedings 2nd. International Congress of Industrial Engineering ‘Competivity of the Business Enterprise’, Nancy, France, Dec. 12-14, Part II, pp. 847-853.
Potter S., Lewis, J. and Roy, R. (1988) The commercial impacts of design, in Proceedings 2nd. International Congress of Industrial Engineering ‘Competivity of the Business Enterprise’, Nancy, France, Dec. 12-14, Part II, pp. 837-846.
Potter, S. and Roy, R. (1990) Managing design in small high technology firms, in Millman, A. and Saker, J. (eds.) Proceedings Symposium on Growth and Development of Small High-tech Businesses, Cranfield Institute of Technology, 2-3 April.
Bruce M. and Roy, R. (1990) Design: its role in innovation and competition, in McCalman, J. et al (eds.) Proceedings Fourth British Academy of Management conference, University of Glasgow, 10-11 September.
Potter, S. and Roy, R. (1991) The international trade impacts of investment in design and product development, in Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Fifth Annual Conference, University of Bath, 22-24 September, pp.64-66.
Roy, R. (1992) Design: Principles and Practice - a new Open University Course, Paper for the Design Management Institute Fourth International Forum on Design Management Research and Education, 8-10 April, London Business School.
Roy, R. (1993) Innovation and evolution of environmentally responsible products, in Proceedings Fifth International Forum on Design Management Research and Education, 14-16 July, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Design Management Institute, Boston, pp. 153-167.
Roy, R. (1993) Examples of innovation in products to reduce environmental impact, in Proceedings ‘Innovacion y Diseño Industrial’ seminar, (UNTEC’93, Girona, Spain, 17-18 September), Fundació Narcís Monturiol, Barcelona.
Potter, S., Roy, R. and Fairhead, J. (1994) Managing Buyer-Supplier Partnerships in Engineering Design, in Proceedings Sixth International Forum on Design Management Research and Education, 1-3 June, ESCP Senior, Paris, Design Management Institute, Boston and ESCP, Paris, pp. 295-302.
Potter, S. and Roy, R. (1994) Developing ‘greener’ firms through ‘greener’ products - a path towards sustainability, in Proceedings ‘The Greening of Industry’ conference, Copenhagen, 13-15 November.
Potter, S. and Roy, R. (1995) Developing buyer-supplier relationships in Britain’s railways, Paper for the Universities Transport Studies Group conference, Cranfield Institute of Technology, 4-6 January.
Smith, M.T., Potter, S and Roy, R. (1995) Commercial opportunities through ‘green’ product development, in Proceedings ‘Design Interfaces’ conference, Volume 4, European Academy of Design, Salford (ISBN 09525666 48)
Riedel, J., Roy, R and Potter, S. (1996) Investment in Design: A Market Analysis using the MADRID map, In Proceedings 8th International Forum on Design Management Research and Education , Barcelona, Spain, Nov., Vol. 2, Boston: Design Management Institute.
Roy, R. and Riedel, J. (1996) Design and Innovation in Successful Product Competition, In Proceedings 8th International Forum on Design Management Research and Education, Barcelona, Spain, Nov., Vol. 2, Boston: Design Management Institute.
Smith, M.T, Roy, R. and Potter, S (1996) Green product development – practice and profit, in Proceedings of the 1996 Business Strategy and the Environment Conference, 19-20 September, University of Leeds, pp. 217-221. (ISBN 1 872677 09 6)
Roy, R. and Riedel, J. (1997) The role of design and innovation in competitive product development, Paper for Second European Academy of Design conference, Stockholm, Sweden 23-25 April. (In Proceedings published electronically by Swedish Industrial Design Foundation at http://www.svid.se)
Roy, R. (1998) The long-term benefits of integrating design in business strategy, in Proceedings EDIT ‘Design: the Integrative Challenge’ conference, European Design Centre, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, November, pp. 36-49.
Roy, R. (1999) The long-term benefits of investment in design, in Bulletin of the 4th. Asian Design Conference, International Symposium on Design Science 1999, (Booklet and CD-ROM) pp. 835-847 (ISBN 4 9980776 0 0 and C3072).
Potter, S., Roy, R. and Smith, M.T. (2000) Exploring ways to reach Factor 10+, in Preterhofer, U. (ed.) Proceedings International Summer Academy on Technology Studies, ‘Strategies for a Sustainable Product Policy’, IIF/IFZ, Graz, Austria, pp. 173-189. (ISBN 3 95004 722 0)
Roy, R., Potter, S. and Smith, M.T. (2001) Exploring ways to reach sustainability in transport, housing and higher education, In Proceedings the Greening of Industry Network 9th. International Conference, ‘Sustainability at the Millennium’, Bangkok, Thailand, Jan 21-25 (Breakout session on Industrial Transformation on CD-ROM).
Crompton, S., Caird, S. and Roy, R. (2001) An environmental assessment activity to promote active distance learning and challenge of personal lifestyles and values, Proceedings 6th International auDES Conference, ‘Bridging Minds and Markets. Emerging Issues in Environmental Education and Employment in Europe’, Venice, Italy, 5-7 April, pp. 339-345.
Smith, M., Roy, R. and Potter, S. (2001) Exploring ways to reach Factor 10 – de-materialisation in Higher Education, In Proceedings 2001 International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Manchester, 5-6 April, pp. 250-256.
Roy, R., Potter, S., Smith, M. and Yarrow, K. (2001) Towards Sustainable Higher Education systems, In Proceedings Towards Sustainable Product Design 6 conference ‘Sustainable Services and Systems’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 29-30 Oct., pp. 98-106.
Roy, R., Potter, S and Yarrow, K. (2003) Towards Sustainable Higher Education: Environmental Impacts of conventional campus, print-based and electronic/open learning systems, Paper for 21st ICDE World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education, Hong Kong, 1-5 June.
Roy, R. Potter, S. and Yarrow, K. (2004) Towards sustainable higher education: environmental impacts of conventional campus, print-based and electronic/open learning systems, 21st ICDE World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education, ‘Lifelong learning in the Networked World’, Hong Kong, 18-22 February (CD-ROM, Open University of Hong Kong).
Roy, R. and Caird, S. (2006) ‘Designing low & zero carbon products and systems – adoption, effective use and innovation’, In Proceedings Sustainable Innovation 06 international conference, Chicago 23-24 October, Centre for Sustainable Design, University of the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK, pp. 216-224. pdf
Herring, H., Caird, S. and Roy, R. (2007) Can consumers save energy? Results from surveys of consumer adoption and use of low and zero carbon technologies, In Proceedings European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study 2007, ‘Saving energy – just do it!’ (La Colle sur Loup, Côte d’Azur, France, 4-5 June) Volume 4, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 1885-95. [pdf]
Roy, R and Caird, S. (2007) Designing low and zero carbon products and systems: improvements based on consumers’ experience of adoption and use, International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED07), ‘Design for society: Knowledge, innovation and sustainability’, Paris, 28-30 August, (Executive summary in Conference Proceedings pp. 863-864 + full paper on CD-ROM) [poster]
Other Conference Papers
Roy, R. (1989) The costs and benefits of investment in design, Paper for the Australian ‘Design Summit’, Canberra, 25-26 May.
Roy, R. (1993) The evolution of ecodesign, Paper for EcoDesign2 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 16-18 April.
Roy, R., Potter, S. and Riedel, J. (1996) Investment in Design, in Proceedings Design Council Research Workshop 1996, London: The Design Council.
Smith, M.T., Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1996) Green product development – factors in competition, Paper for Workshop on Environmental Policies and International Competition, Madingley Hall, Cambridge, 28-29 October.
Roy, R. with Riedel, J. and Potter, S. (1997) The long-term benefits of investment in design and product development, in Proceedings Design Council Research Workshop 1997, London: The Design Council.
Roy, R., Potter, S and Yarrow, K. (2003) Environmental Impacts of HE provision systems, Paper for Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges Annual Conference, Edinburgh 1-2 April.
Roy, R. Potter, S. and Yarrow, K. (2003) The environmental benefits of distance learning, Invited paper/presentation for Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges 7th Annual Conference, University of Edinburgh, 1-2 April. [Also on http://www.eauc.org.uk accessed 15.4.03]
Roy, R, Potter, S and Caird, S (2005) People Centred Eco-design: Factors influencing the adoption and use of low carbon products, buildings and systems, Invited paper for the ESRC Governance of Sustainable Technologies Network, University of Edinburgh, 22-23 March.
Herring, H and Roy, R. (2005) Energy efficiency, eco-design and the rebound effect, paper for 7th Russian Society for Ecological Economics conference, Globalisation , new economy and the environment’, St. Petersburg, 23-25 June.
Technical Reports
Roy, R. (1976) Wastage in the UK food system, Earth Resources Research Ltd., pp. 42.
Roy, R., (1979) Comparison of commercial and do-it-yourself solar collectors, Report ATG-7, Appropriate Technology Group, The Open University, pp. 34.
Roy, R. (1980) Family and community biogas plants in rural India and China, Report ATG-9, Appropriate Technology Group, The Open University, pp. 27.
Roy, R., (1982) Windpumps in rural India, Report ATG-11, Appropriate Technology Group, The Open University, pp. 21.
Walsh, V. M., and Roy, R., (1983) Plastics products: good design, innovation and business success, Report DIG-01, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, pp. 80.
Roy, R., Walsh, V.M. and Salaman, G. (1985) Design-based innovation in manufacturing industry: principles and practices for successful design and production, Report DIG-02, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, pp. 30.
Roy, R., Potter, S., Capon, C., Bruce, M. and Walsh, V. (1990) The benefits and costs of investment in design: End of Award Report to the ESRC, Design Innovation Group, Open University, August.
Potter, S., Roy, R., Capon, C., Bruce, M,. Walsh, V and Lewis, J. (1991) The benefits and costs of investment in design: using professional design expertise in product, engineering and graphics projects, Report DIG-03, Design Innovation Group, The Open University and UMIST. pdf
Wield, D. and Roy, R. (1993) R & D strategies and the management of technological change in a period of rapid restructuring, Final Report to Joint ESRC/SERC Committee, January.
Roy, R. (1994) Procurement and introduction of new coal mining machinery in British Coal, Confidential report to Director Technical Strategy, British Railways Board, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, February.
Potter, S., Roy, R. and Jablonski, A. (1996) The Strategic Environmental Implications of Rail Privatisation, End of Award Report to the ESRC Global Environmental Change programme, May.
Caird, S., Roy, R. and Wield, D.V. (1996) Team approaches to developing innovative products and processes: Executive Report, Centre for Technology Strategy, The Open University, Milton Keynes, May.
Smith, M.T., Roy, R. and Potter, S. (1996) The Commercial Impacts of Green Product Development, Report DIG-05, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, Milton Keynes, Jul., pp. 57 (ISBN 0 7492 8831 0). pdf
Roy, R. (1997) Sustainable Product Development – Proposal for an educational module, United Nations Environment Programme, Group on Sustainable Product Development, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March, pp. 41. (Summary published electronically at http://unep.frw.uva.nl)
Flood, M. with Studman, C. and Roy, R. (1997) Business and the Environment, Environmental Briefing, Milton Keynes: Powerful Information (ISBN 1 899950 01X)
Roy, R., Riedel, J. and Potter, S. (1998) MArket Demands that Reward Investment in Design (MADRID): Final Report submitted to the Design Council, Report DIG-06, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, Milton Keynes, July, pp. 39. pdf
Roy, R., Potter, S., Smith, M. and Yarrow, K. (2002) Towards sustainable higher education: environmental impacts of conventional campus, print-based and electronic distance/open learning systems, Report DIG-07, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, Milton Keynes, May, pp. 72. Report pdf Appx 1 Methodology pdf Questionnaire (contact)
Yarrow, K. with Roy, R. and Potter, S. (2002) Effects of HE courses on student and staff behaviour and attitudes towards the environment, Appendix 3 to Report DIG-07, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, Milton Keynes, November, p. 16. pdf
Roy, R., Potter, S., Yarrow, K and Smith, M. (2005) Towards Sustainable Higher Education: Environmental impacts of campus-based and distance higher education systems, Final Report DIG-08, Milton Keynes: Open University Design Innovation Group, March. pdf
(Also http://www3.open.ac.uk/events/3/2005331_47403_o1.pdf accessed 13/12/05)
Caird, S. and Roy, R. (2007) Views of energy efficiency professionals. Adoption of Low and Zero Carbon products and systems:How may eco-designs be improved to be more people-centered? NHER E-info Newsletter, May.
Caird, S. and Roy, R. with Potter, S. and Herring, H. (2007) Consumer adoption of household energy efficiency measures, Report DIG-09, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, December. http://design.open.ac.uk/research/research_dig.htm
Caird, S. and Roy, R. with Potter, S. and Herring, H. (2007) Consumer adoption of household renewable energy technologies, Report DIG-10, Design Innovation Group, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, December. http://design.open.ac.uk/research/research_dig.htm
Roy, R., Caird S., and Abelman, J. (2008) YIMBY generators. Yes in my back yard! UK householders pioneering microgeneration heat, The Energy Saving Trust, London, June.
http://design.open.ac.uk/research/research_dig.htm
Forthcoming publications
Roy, R., Potter, S. and Yarrow, K. (2008) Designing low carbon higher education systems, Submitted to International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 9 Issue 2, April.
Other Public Output
‘Is small still beautiful?’ BBC World Service, first broadcast, Feb. 1982.
‘Design for the market’, Video, Open Learning in Engineering Design, Engineering Industry Training Board, 1987
‘The Bicycle in Science, Technology and Society’, experimental CD-ROM, BBC/OUPC, 1995.
Roy, R and Caird, S. (2003) Footprints on the carpet http://www.changingclimate.org/content/articles/article/data/article_86 (Accessed 21/4/03)
Roy, R. and Caird, S. (2007) Memorandum submitted by the Design Innovation Group, The Open University, In House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Climate change: the “citizen’s agenda”, Eighth Report of Session 2006-7, Vol. II, Oral and written evidence, HC 1688-II, London: The Stationery Office, Sept., pp. 413-418. [pdf]
Cook, Y. (2008) Saving the planet with grey pride, The Independent, 4 March, pp.48-49. (Feature article from an interview with Robin Roy and Sally Caird on consumer adoption of renewables.)
Invited Presentations
‘Appropriate technologies for rural energy needs’, Tata Energy Research Institute, Pondicherry, India, November 1979.
‘Design, innovation and competitiveness’, Department of Design Research, Royal College of Art, March 1981
‘Appropriate energy technologies for rural communities’, International Workshop on Appropriate Energy Technologies for the Rural Third World, The Open University, June 1981.
‘Design and product evolution’, Technical Change Centre, London, March 1982.
‘The Design Innovation Group’, National Economic Development Office, March 1982.
‘Innovation and design courses at the OU’ Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, March 1987.
‘Good design and business performance’, ERSC Competitiveness Programme Workshop, University of Oxford, April 1987.
‘New product development’, Business in the Community Conference, Central Television, Nottingham, June 1987.
‘Impacts of the Funded Consultancy Scheme’, Design Council, London, November 1987.
Design, innovation and business performance’, Unilever Research, Port Sunlight, December 1987.
‘The commercial impacts of investment in design’, Design Council, London, June 1989.
‘The economic impact of design: some UK case studies’, Centre for Design, RMIT, Melbourne, March 1989.
‘Teaching design and innovation at a distance’, University of Technology, Sydney, March 1989.
‘The commercial impact of design’, Schools of Design and Computing Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, March 1989.
‘Government support for design in the UK’, Departments Industry, Technology and Resources, Melbourne and Industry, Technology and Commerce, Canberra, March 1989.
‘Design management at the Open University’, visit of French Ministry of Research, The Open University, June 1989.
‘Economics of design’, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, October 1989.
‘Design and the economy’, Parliamentary briefing, The Design Council, London, March 1990.
‘Good design and international competition’, DZ Design Centre, Bilbao, Spain, December 1990.
‘Open University Design and Technology courses’, Electrical Engineering Foundation, Sydney University, November 1991.
‘Profits by design’, Electrical Engineering Foundation, Sydney University, November 1991.
‘Creativity and innovation’, Key Centre for Design Quality, Sydney University, November 1991.
‘The benefits and costs of investing in design’, ESRC Dissemination Conference on Innovation, Design and New Product Development, London, July 1991.
‘Success criteria in design’, OU/SERC Workshop on Design Methods, November 1992.
‘Work of the Design Innovation Group’, Quest Business Technology Centre, Walsall, November 1992.
‘Classic clangers; when designers and engineers get it wrong!’, Schools of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Management, University of Technology, Sydney, May 1993.
‘The evolution of ecodesign’, Centre for Design, RMIT; Melbourne and Schools of Design and Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney; May 1993.
‘Teaching design and design management at a distance’, EU TEMPUS Workshop on Design Management Education in Poland, School of Industrial Design, Manchester Metropolitan University, March 1994.
‘Green Product Development’, Department of Design Studies, Goldsmith’s College, University of London, March 1996.
‘Designing for the Environment’, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, University of Central England, June 1996.
‘Studies of industrial designers’, Research Workshop on Studying Outstanding Designers, Design and Innovation Department, OU, January 1997.
‘Design for Environment at Hoover’, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, October 1997.
‘New product-service systems for sustainability’, Research Workshop on Design Innovative Product/Service Systems, OU/UMIST Design Innovation Group, The Open University, June 1998.
‘Exploring ways to reach Factor 10+’, IRNES Workshop, Factor 4+ the route to sustainability, Centre for Environmental Technology, Imperial College, London, March 2000.
‘Greener homes’, Seminar Ecodesign of Buildings and Products, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University, May 2000.
‘Exploring ways to reach sustainability’, ENSURE-IRNES Workshop on Regional Sustainable Development, Centre for Urban and Regional Ecology, Manchester University, September 2000.
‘Ecological footprinting by Open University students’, EcoCal Consultation day, DETR, London, November 2000.
‘The Factor 10 visions housing study’, Housing and Energy Network meeting, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, March 2002.
Centre for Sustainable Design, Sustainable Innovation & Design: Response to UK Sustainable Development Strategy: The academic perspective, SOAS, London, 25 May 2005. ppt
Design Leadership Forum, What design leaders seek from academe to boost performance, OU London Regional Centre, 1 Sept 2005.
Designing low and zero carbon (LZC) products and systems: will consumers adopt them and do they really reduce emissions? Design and Innovation Dept. Seminar, 19 October, 2005.
Designing for sustainability, The British Museum, 21 May 2006. ppt
Centre for Sustainable Design, Low and zero carbon solutions, Sustainable Innovation, Building and Construction Technologies, Woking, Surrey, 23 February 2007.
Low and Zero Carbon Products and Systems –consumer adoption, effective use and innovation, Seminar at the Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation, Edinburgh University, 19 November 2007.
Does microgeneration influence consumer environmental behaviour? Invited presentation Renewable Energy Innovation Unit, Dept. Energy and Climate Change (formerly BERR/DTI), Conference centre, London, 29 September 2008.
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