Chapter 15. On the Roles Engineers May Play in the Attempt to Meet Basic Demands of Man and Nature

  1. Prof. i. R. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Peter A. Wilderer2,
  2. Prof. Dr. Edward D. Schroeder3,
  3. Prof. Dr. Horst Kopp4
  1. Prof. i. R. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Peter A. Wilderer2,
  2. Mirka C. Wilderer1

Published Online: 27 JUL 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527604251.ch15

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Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures

Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures

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Wilderer, P. A. and Wilderer, M. C. (2005) On the Roles Engineers May Play in the Attempt to Meet Basic Demands of Man and Nature, in Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures (eds P. A. Wilderer, E. D. Schroeder and H. Kopp), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527604251.ch15

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  1. 2

    Institute of Advanced Studies on Sustainability, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, c/o Technical University Munich, Lehrstuhl für Wassergütewirtschaft, Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München, Germany

  2. 3

    University of California, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA

  3. 4

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Institut für Geographie, Kochstr. 4/4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

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  1. 1

    Moosweg 5, 83727 Schliersee, Germany

  2. 2

    Institute of Advanced Studies on Sustainability, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, c/o Technical University Munich, Lehrstuhl für Wassergütewirtschaft, Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 27 JUL 2005
  2. Published Print: 24 OCT 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527312368

Online ISBN: 9783527604258

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Keywords:

  • global sustainability;
  • millennium development goals;
  • engineers and sustainability;
  • design of technology in a globalizing world

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Millennium Development Goals

  • Engineers and Sustainability

  • Design of Technology in a Globalizing World

    • The Cultural Dimension

    • The Global Dimension

    • Synthesis

  • Urgent Questions to be Answered

  • Conclusions

  • References

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