DocumentCode
868979
Title
Engineering with a human face [sustainable development]
Author
Clift, Roland ; Morris, Neil
Author_Institution
Centre for Environ. Strategy, Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
Volume
12
Issue
5
fYear
2002
Firstpage
226
Lastpage
230
Abstract
Sustainable development is about ensuring a better quality of life for everyone, now and for generations to come. In achieving this aim a new definition of engineering emerges: it is still about the ´fun of the impossible´, but the impossible now includes ecological and social responsibilities as well as technical ones.
Keywords
ecology; engineering; environmental factors; management; socio-economic effects; ecological responsibilities; engineering definition; social responsibilities; sustainable development; technical responsibilities;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Management Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0960-7919
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/em:20020504
Filename
1049212
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