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Engineering and Society: Working Towards Social Justice, Part III Windows on Society /

Engineers work in an increasingly complex entanglement of ideas, people, cultures, technology, systems and environments. Today, decisions made by engineers often have serious implications for not only their clients but for society as a whole and the natural world. Such decisions may potentially infl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Baillie, Caroline (Autor), Catalano, George (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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