Catalano, George D.
Engineering, poverty, and the earth / George D. Catalano. - 1st ed. - [San Rafael, Calif.] : Morgan & Claypool, c2007. - x, 73 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Synthesis lectures on engineers, technology, and society ; #4. . - Synthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ; #4. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-72)
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.
9781598294606 (pbk.) 9781598292183(pbk.) 1598292188 (pbk.)
Engineering ethics.
Engineering--Social aspects.
Environmental engineering.
Environmental degradation.
Poverty.
Poverty--United States.
TA157 / .C38 2007
174.962 / CAT 2007
Engineering, poverty, and the earth / George D. Catalano. - 1st ed. - [San Rafael, Calif.] : Morgan & Claypool, c2007. - x, 73 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Synthesis lectures on engineers, technology, and society ; #4. . - Synthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ; #4. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-72)
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.
9781598294606 (pbk.) 9781598292183(pbk.) 1598292188 (pbk.)
Engineering ethics.
Engineering--Social aspects.
Environmental engineering.
Environmental degradation.
Poverty.
Poverty--United States.
TA157 / .C38 2007
174.962 / CAT 2007