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" Engineering, poverty, and the earth / "
George D. Catalano
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BL
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694634
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b516823
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| Main Entry
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Catalano, George D., (George Dominic)
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Engineering, poverty, and the earth /\ George D. Catalano
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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[San Rafael, Calif.] :: Morgan & Claypool,, c2007
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| Series Statement
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Synthesis lectures on engineers, technology, and society ;; #4
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x, 73 p. :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1598292188
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: 9781598292183
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-72)
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| Abstract
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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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Engineering ethics
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Engineering-- Social aspects
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Environmental degradation
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Environmental engineering
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Poverty
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Poverty-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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174.962
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338.927
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TA157.C373 2007
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