Sustainable engineering
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Sustainable engineering is the process of using energy and resources at a rate that does not compromise the natural environment, or the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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[edit] What engineers can do
- Water supply
- Food production
- Housing and shelter
- Sanitation and waste management
- Energy development
- Transportation
- Industrial processing
- Development of natural resources
- Cleaning up polluted waste sites
- Siting and planning projects to reduce environmental and social impacts
- Restoring natural environments such as forests, lakes, streams, and wetlands
- Improving industrial processes to eliminate waste and reduce consumption
- Recommending the appropriate and innovative use of technology
[edit] Accomplishments from 1992 to 2002
- The World Engineering Partnership for Sustainable Development (WEPSD) was formed and they are responsible for the following areas: redesign engineering responsibilities and ethic to sustainable development, analyze and develop a long term plan, find solution by exchanging information with partners and using new technologies, and solve the critical global environment problems, such as fresh water and climate change
- Developed environmental policies, codes of ethics, and sustainable development guidelines
- Earth Charter was restarted as a civil society initiative
- The World Bank, United Nations Environmental Program, and the Global Environment Facility joined programs for sustainable development
- Launched programs for engineering students and practicing engineers on how to apply sustainable development concepts in their work
- Developed new approaches in industrial processes
[edit] Future goals
- Reduce the demand for predatory priced goods such as Cambodian wood through self-use of resources, to increase the demand (for the same supply), thus increase price, thus reducing demand[1]
- Creating a comprehensive program to identify and provide the information that engineers in developing countries require to meet energy, water, food, health, and other basic human needs
- Give education for student and practicing engineers to make them realize the importance of sustainability and become environment generalists
- Engaged in decision-making processes and performing projects
- Develop better approaches with the consideration of a project’s environmental costs, impacts, and conditions throughout a project’s life cycle
- Improve the education on sustainability and provide help in developing countries
[edit] See also
- Environmental engineering
- Civil engineering
- Green building
- Environmental engineering science
- Sustainability
- Ecotechnology
[edit] References
- ^ "Modular Floating Bridge (2009)". Jerry Shum et al. http://ewbmfb.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/1/1/2411229/ewb-mfb-2009.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-06.[dead link]
- Vanegas, Jorge.(2004). “Sustainable Engineering Practice – An introduction”. ASCE publishing.
- Antalya, Turkey, (1997). “XI World Forestry Congress”, (Volume 3, topic 2), retrieved from http://www.fao.org/forestry/docrep/wfcxi/publi/v3/T12E/2-3.HTM
- https://engineering.purdue.edu/EEE/Research/Areas/sustainable.html
- http://www7.caret.cam.ac.uk/sustainability.htm
- http://www.aaas.org/programs/international/caip/events/fall97/sanio.html
