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Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9783031799365
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 84
  • Udgivet:
  • 31. december 2007
  • Størrelse:
  • 191x6x235 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 176 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 28. november 2024
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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.

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