Engineers, society, and sustainability /

"Sustainable development is one of the key challenges of the twenty-first century. The engineering profession is central to achieving sustainable development. To date, engineering contributions to sustainability have focused on reducing the environmental impacts of development and improving the...

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Main Author: Bell, Sarah (Sarah Jayne)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [San Rafael, Calif.] Morgan & Claypool c2011.
Series:Synthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ; #17.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Origins of Sustainability
  • Ecological Modernisation
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Society and Technology
  • Engineering Consumption
  • Sustainable Urban Water Systems
  • Engineering, Technology and Ethics.