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UNINA9910821843003321 |
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Autore |
Catalano George D |
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Titolo |
Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth / / by George D. Catalano |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2007 |
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[1st ed. 2007.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (X, 73 p.) |
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Collana |
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Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society, , 1933-3641 |
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Engineering |
Social sciences |
Education |
Religion |
History |
Technology and Engineering |
Society |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Planet Earth -- Poverty -- Emerging Ideas in Engineering -- A New Paradigm for Engineering -- Final Thoughts. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 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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