
Humanitarian Engineering
Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Published on 30. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
87 pages
978-1-60845-151-7 (ISBN)
Description
Humanitarian Engineering reviews the development of engineering as a distinct profession and of the humanitarian movement as a special socio-political practice. Having noted that the two developments were situated in the same geographical and historical space -- that is, in Europe and North America beginning in the 1700s -- the book argues for a mutual influence and synthesis that has previously been lacking. In this spirit, the first of two central chapters describes humanitarian engineering as the artful drawing on science to direct the resources of nature with active compassion to meet the basic needs of all -- especially the powerless, poor, or otherwise marginalized. A second central chapter then considers strategies for education in humanitarian engineering so conceived. Two final chapters consider challenges and implications.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
San Rafael
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 187 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-60845-151-7 (9781608451517)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
- Engineering
- Humanitarianism
- Humanitarian Engineering
- Humanitarian Engineering Education
- Challenges
- Conclusion: Humanizing Technology
- Humanitarianism
- Humanitarian Engineering
- Humanitarian Engineering Education
- Challenges
- Conclusion: Humanizing Technology