Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society

Catalano, George D.

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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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2007-12-31

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783031799365

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-79937-2

Dimensions: 235cm x191cm

Pages: 73