Engineering, poverty, and the earth / George D. Catalano.
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APU Library Open Shelf | Book | TA157 .C38 2007 c.1 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available (No use restrictions) | 00020849 |
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.
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