Sustainable development, engineering education and activity

This paper is concerned principally with a view of engineering, engineering education and sustainable activity in the United Kingdom. It presents a synoptic review of current environmental issues and the response of the engineering profession in its widest sense. It highlights the tentative impetus for `greening´ undergraduate curricula and the response by industry to environmental issues. The importance of engineers adopting a high profile in public affairs to convey concern and commitment to sustainable development is stressed. It calls for opportunities in engineering education for the synthesis of rational and intuitive thinking in solving problems