Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society – serie
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Engineers, Society, and Sustainability
Av Sarah Bell
Häftad, 2011
312 kr
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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 …
Garbage Crisis
A Global Challenge for Engineers
Av Randika Jayasinghe, Usman Mushtaq m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
312 kr
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This book will focus on "Waste Management," a serious global issue and engineers' responsibility towards finding better solutions for its sustainable management. Solid waste management is one of the major environmental burdens in both developed and developing countries alike. An alarming rate of …
Engineers Engaging Community
Water and Energy
Av Carolyn Oldham, Gregory Crebbin m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
312 kr
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Water and energy are fundamental elements of community well-being and economic development, and a key focus of engineering efforts the world over. As such, they offer outstanding opportunities for the development of socially just engineering practices. This work examines the engineering of water …
Engineering and War
Militarism, Ethics, Institutions, Alternatives
Av Ethan Blue, Michael Levine m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
366 kr
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This book investigates the close connections between engineering and war, broadly understood, and the conceptual and structural barriers that face those who would seek to loosen those connections. It shows how military institutions and interests have long influenced engineering education, research, …
Mining and Communities
Understanding the Context of Engineering Practice
Av Rita Armstrong, Caroline Baillie m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
389 kr
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Mining has been entangled with the development of communities in all continents since the beginning of large-scale resource extraction. It has brought great wealth and prosperity, as well as great misery and environmental destruction. Today, there is a greater awareness of the urgent need for …
Drones for Good
How to Bring Sociotechnical Thinking into the Classroom
Av Gordon D. Hoople, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick
Häftad, 2020
366 kr
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What in the world is a social scientist doing collaborating with an engineer, and an engineer with a sociologist, and together on a book about drones and sociotechnical thinking in the classroom? This book emerges from a frustration that disciplinary silos create few opportunities for students to …
Socially Just Mining
Rethoric or Reality? Lessons from Peru
Av Jordan Aitken, Rita Armstrong m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
660 kr
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In this book we consider ways in which mining companies do and can/should respect the human rights of communities affected by mining operations. We examine what "can and should" means and to whom, in a variety of mostly Peruvian contexts, and how engineers engage in "normative" practices that may …
Earth in Crisis
A Call for a New Engineering Ethic
Inbunden, 2022
716 kr
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This book examines the ethical responsibilities of engineers and scientists in light of new advances in science with a distinct reflection on quantum mechanics. This thorough coverage of these new advances will assist the reader in rethinking our place in the universe and broadening a sense of …
Earth in Crisis
A Call for a New Engineering Ethic
Häftad, 2023
551 kr
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This book examines the ethical responsibilities of engineers and scientists in light of new advances in science with a distinct reflection on quantum mechanics. This thorough coverage of these new advances will assist the reader in rethinking our place in the universe and broadening a sense of …
Because Technology Discriminates
Anti-Racist Counter-Expertise
Inbunden, 2023
442 kr
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Engineers designing technologies and systems produce problems when they do not account for existing biases in society. Designers have a mandate to make technologies efficiently, economically, and ethically. This textbook is written for both students and practicing designers, engineers, researchers, …
Because Technology Discriminates
Anti-Racist Counter-Expertise
Häftad, 2024
442 kr
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Engineers designing technologies and systems produce problems when they do not account for existing biases in society. Designers have a mandate to make technologies efficiently, economically, and ethically. This textbook is written for both students and practicing designers, engineers, researchers, …
Untangling Complexity—Peace Building Engineering
Systems Thinking & Complexity Management to Support Community Development
Av Camilo Andrés Navarro Forero
Inbunden, 2023
498 kr
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This book examines how the rapid acceleration and interconnection of globalization comes with the need for more flexible and adaptable solutions to complex problems and solutions. It describes and demonstrates possible combinations of methods and methodologies to address the complex problems that …
Untangling Complexity—Peace Building Engineering
Systems Thinking & Complexity Management to Support Community Development
Av Camilo Andrés Navarro Forero
Häftad, 2024
498 kr
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This book examines how the rapid acceleration and interconnection of globalization comes with the need for more flexible and adaptable solutions to complex problems and solutions. It describes and demonstrates possible combinations of methods and methodologies to address the complex problems that …
Handbook of Digital 3D Reconstruction of Historical Architecture
Av Sander Münster, Fabrizio Ivan Apollonio m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
565 kr
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This open access book is a handbook for students, experts and interested parties who want to learn more about digital 3D reconstruction of historical architecture. The book provides answers to the core questions of the subject: What is a digital 3D model or a digital 3D reconstruction? How are they …
Engineering and Sustainable Community Development
Av Juan Lucena, Jon A. Leydens m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
498 kr
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This book presents an overview of engineering as it relates to humanitarian engineering, service-learning engineering, peace engineering, or engineering for community-led development programs that are often grouped under Engineering for Good or Engineering for Change. By placing “community” at the …
Engineering and Sustainable Community Development
Av Juan Lucena, Jon A. Leydens m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
498 kr
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This book presents an overview of engineering as it relates to humanitarian engineering, service-learning engineering, peace engineering, or engineering for community-led development programs that are often grouped under Engineering for Good or Engineering for Change. By placing “community” at the …
China, Engineering, and Ethics: A Sketch of the Landscape
Av Rockwell F. Clancy, Qin Zhu m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
442 kr
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China is a leading engineering country, fueling unprecedented global development. Technology and educational exchanges bring Chinese organizations, practitioners, and students together with similar groups from around the world. These collaborations depend on ethical and cultural considerations as …
China, Engineering, and Ethics: A Sketch of the Landscape
Av Rockwell F. Clancy, Qin Zhu m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
440 kr
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China is a leading engineering country, fueling unprecedented global development. Technology and educational exchanges bring Chinese organizations, practitioners, and students together with similar groups from around the world. These collaborations depend on ethical and cultural considerations as …
Consilience
Learning About Ourselves by Applying Indigenous Traditions to Western Music and Technology
Av Ann-Perry Witmer, Jess Mingee m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1752 kr
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This series of essays, written by scholars and practitioners of engineering and music after visits to indigenous communities in Bolivia and Sierra Leone, illustrate the experiences, conversations, and insights that arose from consilient research. As the authors and contributors dive more deeply …
Consilience
Learning About Ourselves by Applying Indigenous Traditions to Western Music and Technology
Av Ann-Perry Witmer, Jess Mingee m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
1752 kr
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This series of essays, written by scholars and practitioners of engineering and music after visits to indigenous communities in Bolivia and Sierra Leone, illustrate the experiences, conversations, and insights that arose from consilient research. As the authors and contributors dive more deeply …
Adapting Engineering Education to a Rapidly Changing World
Inbunden, 2025
333 kr
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Rapid technological advancements, globalization, and environmental concerns impact the role of engineers in today’s society. The book emphasizes the role and contribution of engineers to society, and the importance of engineering education. However, to better prepare engineers, for the challenges …
Adapting Engineering Education to a Rapidly Changing World
Häftad, 2026
333 kr
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Rapid technological advancements, globalization, and environmental concerns impact the role of engineers in today’s society. The book emphasizes the role and contribution of engineers to society, and the importance of engineering education. However, to better prepare engineers, for the challenges …
Globalization, Engineering, and Creativity
Av John Reader
Häftad, 2007
312 kr
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The text addresses the impact of globalization within engineering, particularly on working practices and prospects for creativity. It suggests that accepted norms of economic activity create enclosures and thresholds within the profession, which—as engineers increase their awareness …
Engineers within a Local and Global Society
Häftad, 2007
312 kr
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Engineers, Technology and Society presents topics intended to aid the practicing engineer in reflecting upon the nature and purpose of their own practice within the engineering profession and how that is related to and implicated in social, economic and political issues. The series will include …
Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth
Häftad, 2007
312 kr
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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 …
Engineering and Social Justice
Av Donna Riley
Häftad, 2008
312 kr
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The profession of engineering in the United States has historically served the status quo, feeding an ever-expanding materialistic and militaristic culture, remaining relatively unresponsive to public concerns, and without significant pressure for change from within. This book calls upon engineers …
Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and the Global World
A Case Study of the Coconut (Coir) Fiber Industry in Kerala, India
Av Shobha K. Bhatia, Jennifer L. Smith
Häftad, 2008
280 kr
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Over the last two decades, globalization has had a profound impact on how we view the world and its sustainability. One group of professionals that lies at the heart of sustainability is the engineers. Engineers are trained problem solvers, required to implement technical solutions and are at the …
Engineering
Women and Leadership
Av Corri Zoli, Shobha Bhatia m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
312 kr
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In this book we explore a sea change occurring in leadership for academic women in the sciences and engineering. Our approach is a two-pronged one: On the one hand, we outline the nature of the changes and their sources, both in various literatures and from program research results. On the other …
Engineering and Society: Working Towards Social Justice, Part I
Engineering and Society
Av Caroline Baillie, George Catalano
Häftad, 2009
551 kr
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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 …
Engineering and Society: Working Towards Social Justice, Part II
Decisions in the 21st Century
Av Caroline Baillie, George Catalano
Häftad, 2009
551 kr
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Part II: Engineering Decisions in the 21st Century 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 …
