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Title Engineering, social justice, and sustainable community development : summary of a workshop / Rachelle Hollander, editor ; Nathan Kahl, co-editor ; Advisory group for the Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society ; National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (x, 67 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note "The workshop on Engineering, social justice, and sustainable community development was held October 2-3, 2008"--Page 1.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction and opening remarks -- Engineering and special vulnerabilities -- Engineering, ethics, and society -- Panel on early-career engineers -- Implications for engineering education -- Small group meetings -- Roundtable discussion: the intersection of humanitarian action, social justice, and sustainable community development.
Summary "Engineering, Social Justice, and Sustainable Community Development is the first in a series of biennial workshops on the theme of engineering ethics and engineering leadership. This workshop addresses conflicting positive goals for engineering projects in impoverished areas and areas in crisis. These conflicts arise domestically as well as in international arenas. The goals of project sponsors and participants, which are often implicit, include protecting human welfare, ensuring social justice, and striving for environmental sustainability alongside the more often explicit goal of economic development or progress. The workshop, summarized in this volume, discussed how to achieve the following: improve research in engineering ethics; improve engineering practice in situations of crisis and conflict; improve engineering education in ethics and social issues; and involve professional societies in these efforts."--Publisher's description.
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Subject Engineering ethics -- Congresses.
Engineering ethics.
Engineering -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
Engineering -- Social aspects.
Engineering.
Environmental engineering -- Congresses.
Environmental engineering -- Congresses.
Sustainable development -- Congresses.
Sustainable development.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Hollander, Rachelle D.
Kahl, Nathan.
National Academy of Engineering. Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society.
Other Form: Print version: Engineering, social justice, and sustainable community development. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010 9780309152587 (OCoLC)645637351
ISBN 9780309152617 (electronic book)
0309152615 (electronic book)
1282660411
9781282660410
0309152585 (paperback)
9780309152587 (paperback)