Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth - Couverture souple

Catalano, George D.

 
9781598292183: Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1598292188 ISBN 13 : 9781598292183
Editeur : Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2007

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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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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Éditeur
Morgan and Claypool Publishers
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1598292188
ISBN 13 
9781598292183
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
74
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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