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Engineering, poverty, and the earth /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
©2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Synthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ;
#4. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Title from PDF title page (viewed May 7, 2007). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 73 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-72). |
| ISBN: | 1598292196 9781598292190 9783031799372 3031799372 |