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Engineering and Society: Working Towards Social Justice: Working Towards Social Justice, Part I: Engineering and Society
Author(s): Caroline Baillie (Author)
- Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
- Publication Date: 15 Sept. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 340 pages
- ISBN-10: 1598296620
- ISBN-13: 9781598296624
Book Description
Engineers work in an increasingly complex entanglement of ideas, people, cultures, technology, systems and environments. Today, decisions made by engineers often have serious implications for not only their clients but for society as a whole and the natural world. Such decisions may potentially influence cultures, ways of living, as well as alter ecosystems which are in delicate balance. In order to make appropriate decisions and to co-create ideas and innovations within and among the complex networks of communities which currently exist and are be shaped by our decisions, we need to regain our place as professionals, to realise the significance of our work and to take responsibility in a much deeper sense. Engineers must develop the ‘ability to respond’ to emerging needs of all people, across all cultures.
