Ethics and engineering: an introduction

The world population is growing, yet we continue to pursue higher levels of well-being, and as a result, increasing energy demands and the destructive effects of climate change are just two of many major threats that we face. Engineers play an indispensable role in addressing these challenges, and w...

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Main Author: Taebi, Behnam ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press 2021
Series:Cambridge applied ethics
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316822784
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316822784
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316822784
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316822784
Summary:The world population is growing, yet we continue to pursue higher levels of well-being, and as a result, increasing energy demands and the destructive effects of climate change are just two of many major threats that we face. Engineers play an indispensable role in addressing these challenges, and whether they recognize it or not, in doing so they will inevitably encounter a whole range of ethical choices and dilemmas. This book examines and explains the ethical issues in engineering, showing how they affect assessment, design, sustainability, and globalization, and explores many recent examples including the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Dieselgate, 'naked scanners' at airports, and biofuel production. Detailed but accessible, the book will enable advanced engineering students and professional engineers to better identify and address the ethical problems in their practice
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 May 2021)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 221 Seiten)
ISBN:9781316822784
DOI:10.1017/9781316822784