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Ergonomics in a
Sustainable Society
Well-Being and Social Inclusion
Giuseppe Di Bucchianico and Stefania Camplone
TARGET OF ERGONOMICS: THE “COMFORT” OF THE INDIVIDUAL
Ergonomics aims to increase the “comfort” of the individual. This is an obvious statement, almost
banal, conrmed, however, also by the main “ofcial” denitions of the discipline itself. This makes
wide reference to human well-being: sometimes in general reference to the design process, which
must be based on psychological and physical needs of the individual [as reported in the International
Ergonomics Association (IEA) website/homepage (www.iea.cc)]; and sometimes to empha ...