Catalano, George D. <br/><br/>
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, .
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Planet Earth -- Poverty -- Emerging Ideas in Engineering -- A New Paradigm for Engineering -- Final Thoughts. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783031799372 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-031-79937-2  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Engineering.<br/>Social sciences.<br/>Education.<br/>Religion.<br/>History.<br/>Technology and Engineering.<br/>Society.<br/>Education.<br/>Religion.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T1-995 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620