Sustainable engineering is the process of using energy and resources at a rate that does not compromise the natural environment, or the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
What engineers can do
* Water supply
* Food production
* Housing and shelter
* Sanitation and waste management
* Energy development
* Transportation
* Industrial processing
* Development of natural resources
* Cleaning up polluted waste sites
* Siting and planning projects to reduce environmental and social impacts
* Restoring natural environments such as forests, lakes, streams, and wetlands
* Improving industrial processes to eliminate waste and reduce consumption
* Recommending the appropriate and innovative use of technology
* Food production
* Housing and shelter
* Sanitation and waste management
* Energy development
* Transportation
* Industrial processing
* Development of natural resources
* Cleaning up polluted waste sites
* Siting and planning projects to reduce environmental and social impacts
* Restoring natural environments such as forests, lakes, streams, and wetlands
* Improving industrial processes to eliminate waste and reduce consumption
* Recommending the appropriate and innovative use of technology
Accomplishments from 1992 to 2002
* The World Engineering Partnership for Sustainable Development (WEPSD) was formed and they are responsible for the following areas: redesign engineering responsibilities and ethic to sustainable development, analyze and develop a long term plan, find solution by exchanging information with partners and using new technologies, and solve the critical global environment problems, such as fresh water and climate change
* Developed environmental policies, codes of ethics, and sustainable development guidelines
* Earth Charter was restarted as a civil society initiative
* The World Bank, United Nations Environmental Program, and the Global Environment Facility joined programs for sustainable development
* Launched programs for engineering students and practicing engineers on how to apply sustainable development concepts in their work
* Developed new approaches in industrial processes
* Developed environmental policies, codes of ethics, and sustainable development guidelines
* Earth Charter was restarted as a civil society initiative
* The World Bank, United Nations Environmental Program, and the Global Environment Facility joined programs for sustainable development
* Launched programs for engineering students and practicing engineers on how to apply sustainable development concepts in their work
* Developed new approaches in industrial processes
Future goals
* Reduce the demand for predatory priced goods such as Cambodian wood through self-use of resources, to increase the demand (for the same supply), thus increase price, thus reducing demand
* Creating a comprehensive program to identify and provide the information that engineers in developing countries require to meet energy, water, food, health, and other basic human needs
* Give education for student and practicing engineers to make them realize the importance of sustainability and become environment generalists
* Engaged in decision-making processes and performing projects
* Develop better approaches with the consideration of a project’s environmental costs, impacts, and conditions throughout a project’s life cycle
* Improve the education on sustainability and provide help in developing countries
* Creating a comprehensive program to identify and provide the information that engineers in developing countries require to meet energy, water, food, health, and other basic human needs
* Give education for student and practicing engineers to make them realize the importance of sustainability and become environment generalists
* Engaged in decision-making processes and performing projects
* Develop better approaches with the consideration of a project’s environmental costs, impacts, and conditions throughout a project’s life cycle
* Improve the education on sustainability and provide help in developing countries
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