Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth

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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 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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3031799364

ISBN13:9783031799365

Release Date:December 2007

Publisher:Springer

Length:73 Pages

Related Subjects

Engineering Social Science Social Sciences Technology

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