Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth (Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society)
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- Synopsis
- In the present work, the growing awareness in engineering of the profession’s responsibility towards the environment and the poor is considered. The following approach is taken: a brief overview of the issues of poverty particularly in the U.S. and the deterioration of the natural world with a focus on the Arctic is provided. Case studies involving New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the status of polar bears in a time of shrinking Arctic ice cover are detailed. Recent developments in engineering related to the issues of poverty and the environment are discussed. A new paradigm for engineering based on the works of Leonardo Boff and Thomas Berry, one that places an important emphasis upon a community, is explored.
- Copyright:
- 2007
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- ISBN-13:
- 9783031799372
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783031799365
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 05/31/22
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Technology, Education, Social Studies
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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