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Karel Mulder - Sustainable Development for Engineers: A Handbook and Resource Guide - 9781874719199 - V9781874719199
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Sustainable Development for Engineers: A Handbook and Resource Guide

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Description for Sustainable Development for Engineers: A Handbook and Resource Guide Hardcover. Gathers knowledge on best-practice teaching for engineers, with the aim of giving engineering students a grounding in the challenge that sustainable development poses to the profession, the contribution the engineer can make to sustainability, and the barriers engineers need to confront in their professional lives. Editor(s): Mulder, Karel. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: RNU; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
It is crucial that engineers - from students to those already practising - have a deep understanding of the environmental threats facing the world, if they are to become part of the solution and not the problem. Is there a way to reconcile modern lifestyles with the compelling need for change? Could new improved technologies play a key role? If great leaps in the environmental efficiency of technologies are needed, can they be produced? Engineers are in a privileged and hugely influential position to innovate, design and build a sustainable future. But are they engaged or uninterested? Are they knowledgeable ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Greenleaf Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Saltaire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781874719199
SKU
V9781874719199
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Reviews for Sustainable Development for Engineers: A Handbook and Resource Guide
This excellent handbook and resource guide is labeled for engineers but it is just as relevant for other professional disciplines and will provide them with valuable insights and sources of information to demystify the concept of sustainable development. ... The book is clearly written in a no-nonsense, plain language style which makes for easy absorption of information. ... Excellent basic ... Read more

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