书目名称 | Ethical Engineering for International Development and Environmental Sustainability |
编辑 | Marion Hersh |
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概述 | Gives readers an understanding of how decisions and activities in their day-to-day working lives can make an important contribution to resolving or escalating the issues of environmental and internati |
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描述 | .Ensuring that their work has a positive influence on society is a responsibility and a privilege for engineers, but also a considerable challenge. This book addresses the ways in which engineers meet this challenge, working from the assumption that for a project to be truly ethical both the undertaking itself and its implementation must be ethically sound.. The contributors discuss varied topics from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, including.l robot ethics;.l outer space;.l international development;.l internet privacy and security;.l green branding;.l arms conversion;.l green employment; and.l deliberate misinformation about climate change. Important questions are answered, such as.l what is meant by engineering ethics and its practical implications;.l how decisions made by engineers in their working lives make an impact at the global as well as the local level; and.l what ethics-related questions should be asked before making such decisions.. .Ethical Engineering for International Development and Environmental Sustainability. will be a valuable resource for practising and student engineers as well as all who are interested in professional ethics, e |
出版日期 | Book 2015 |
关键词 | Advanced Applications of Technology; Engineering Ethics; International Stability; Professional Developm |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6618-4 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4471-7020-4 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-4471-6618-4 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag London 2015 |