Engineers, Society, and Sustainability

by Sarah Bell

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 efficiency of resource use. This approach is consistent with dominant policy responses to environmental problems, which have been characterised as ecological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031009827
• ISBN13: 9783031009822
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"