Catalano, George D.

Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth [electronic resource] / by George D. Catalano. - 1st ed. 2007. - X, 73 p. online resource. - Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society, 1933-3641 . - Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society, .

Introduction -- Planet Earth -- Poverty -- Emerging Ideas in Engineering -- A New Paradigm for Engineering -- Final Thoughts.

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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Social sciences.
Education.
Religion.
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Technology and Engineering.
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