Engineers' Obligations towards Sustainable Environment

Environment plays an important role for existance of livelyhood in the present society. Development of humanbeing is one of the recent important ideas in the globe. Accordingly sustainable development is perhaps one of the most important agenda in todays world. In a civilised society there is a tremendos scope for environmental engineering in order to bring revolutionary change in field of agriculture, scientefic, industrial, social, economical and cultural area. This paper discuss the aim and objective of environmental engineering which is meant for sustainable human development. While dealing with sustainable development of human being energy is one of the determining factor which is taken into consideration in this research paper.

International Journal of Advancement in Development Studies, 2021

Sustainability is a critically important goal for human activity and development. Sustainability in the area of engineering is of great importance to any plans for overall sustainability given 1) the pervasiveness of engineering activities in societies, 2) their importance in economic development and living standards, and 3) the significant impacts that engineering processes and systems have had, and continue to have, on the environment. Many factors that need to be considered and appropriately addressed in moving towards engineering sustainability are examined in this article. These include appropriate selection of resources bearing in mind sustainability criteria, the use of sustainable engineering processes, enhancement of the efficiency of engineering processes and resource use, and a holistic adoption of environmental stewardship in engineering activities. In addition, other key sustainability measures are addressed, such as economics, equity, land use, lifestyle, sociopolitical factors and population. Conclusions are provided related both to pathways for engineering sustainability and to the broader ultimate objective of sustainability.

Journal of Modern Science and Technology, 2015

Engineers are recognized to be one of the major actors of development. As the custodian of build environment, Engineers have to be well equipped with the recent concurrent issues for exploring technology, wisdom and insight to serve the nation. Professional institutes are the platform of the technology for exchange, sharing and extension of knowledge management. Bangladesh has been recognized as the worst victim of climate change. Climate change issues should be incorporated in future infrastructural development policy which largely vested upon the engineer's community. The issues encompass transport management, promotion of renewable energy, compact city development, and travel demand management, promotion of green space, green building, and promotion of pedestrian facilities, roof top gardening and many other issues. The study signifies that Engineers pose a strong functional relationship to facilitate the holistic system for promoting climate change induced infrastructural development, renewable energy, roof top gardening and promoting green space by imposing FAR rules properly. The study was conducted based on both primary and secondary information collection, compilation, analysis and representation. Among various concurrent issues, this paper focuses on the selected issues which is being prepared to analyze and represent the role of engineers for incorporated those issues in future development planning.

Journal of International …, 2007

Sustainable development requires consideration of the requirements of systems that interact in a complex way. Consideration of these systems, with regard to the provision of infrastructure for the built environment serving an increasingly urbanised world, requires engineers to embrace a range of additional skills beyond the engineering science they have traditionally relied upon to solve engineering problems. This will require changes to the way in which engineering education prepares students for professional practice. This paper draws on field research and recommends expanding the solution space open to engineers. To facilitate this broader decision-making requirement, it provides a framework to assist engineers in arriving at a suitable solution.

Environmental Engineering Science, 2009

This paper aims to provide engineers and the engineering community with a conceptual framework setting out the connections between engineering projects and the sustainable development of environmental and social systems. The main principles of sustainable development on the one hand and of sustainable engineering on the other hand are first reviewed and summarized. Particular attention is paid to the principles put forward by international and national engineering organizations. Second, concepts and models originating in natural and social sciences are outlined to shed more light on the ways the various aspects of sustainability are related. The conceptual framework we propose combines the reviewed principles, concepts and models in a relevant manner for engineering projects. Engineering and physical or social systems prove to be related in manifold ways. While the most common relations are exposed in the sustainability framework, others have to be further elaborated in order to fully take into account the specificities of the various fields of engineering. Finally, applications of the sustainability framework in engineering practice and engineering education are discussed.

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 2005

The Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (IPENZ) Presidential Task Force recognized that there was little direction for practical application of sustainability to engineering practice, and developed a context and vision for that application. A set of sustainability principles for engineers was then developed, based on the long term viability of the planet, intra- and inter-generational equity, and a

International Journal on Alive Engineering Education

This article exposes the importance of training engineers who, since graduation, have in depth knowledge in both practical and theoretical areas of social, environmental and economic issues, including sustainability in its entirety. Through a bibliographical review of the existing materials in this context and the results obtained through researches, it was possible to confirm the theories addressed throughout the text. The pertinence of this article comes from the need to control the progress of the destruction of the environment that is directly influenced by the practice of the Engineering profession. The engineer, because of his active participation in the changes in the environment in which he lives, has increasingly felt the need to adapt to the new world reality, which requires, both socially and economically, the introduction of sustainability in the practice of the profession. From this, we have succeeded in researches that demonstrated, through data and graphs, the growing...

Education is an important component that could influence and shape the practice and culture of caring for the environment. Based on educational needs with regard to environmental and sustainable development (ESD), particularly in the engineering field, efforts are being made to see the extent of the implementation of educational mission in accordance with the ESD concept. This paper emphasizes the need to review the various components of ESD in teaching and learning at the undergraduate level at the Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment (FKAB), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), with the aims of improving the ESD education. A survey was conducted on the faculty students across all discipline in the FKAB. There are five departments in FKAB and most of them agreed that at least one course had emphasis on ESD. Environmental elements in the field of engineering education should be formally provided to the students to enable them to understand the overall concept of environmental conservation, protection and enhancement. In this respect, appreciation for the complexities and interconnectivity of various environmental components shall ensure that decisions and actions made in all engineering undertakings will treat the interest of environmental sustainability as very important.

This paper explores various issues on engineering as major tools to developing individual awareness, competence, attitudes and values, enabling them to be effectively involved in sustainable development at local, national and international levels, and helping them work towards a more equitable and sustainable future. To be informed, the study of sustainable principle covers a broad range of academic subject and the application of sustainable practice commands the involvement of all engineering disciplines. Sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet this own needs. Engineers should not only inform the society about the impact of the technologies and make comparison awareness, about sustainable development issues, but also cooperate with all kinds of stakeholders e.g. Non Governmental organization, government organization to implore the quality of the future. This is because of the role of engineers is our society is great and obvious.

The Journal of Current Construction Issues. Sustainable Development in Construction was written on the basis of an increased interest in the project management in a construction industry and a recently intensified discourse about a sustainable development. A term project relates to an original undertaking which has a specific aim, clear start/finish dates and all resources are allocated to particular tasks. Project management requires a coordination of activities of all stakeholders involved in the undertaking. However, applying stakeholder inclusiveness in a project: • increases the likelihood of more engaged and satisfied stakeholders, • increases the danger of losing focus on those stakeholders who possess the most critical resources for the project’s survival and progress, • increases the danger of inducing stakeholder disappointment due to expectation escalation and impossibility of embracing conflicting requirements and wishes. The construction industry is involved in creating physical assets which are the basis of many aspects of development. On the other hand, the industry, together with the building materials industries which supply it, is one of the largest exploiters of natural resources, both mineral and biological. Its activities cause irreversible transformations of the natural environment. Moreover, it adds to the accumulation of pollutants in the atmosphere. Construction has been considered as a source of the environmental problems ranging from excessive consumption of global resources both in terms of construction and building operation to the pollution of the surrounding environment. Thus, a research on green building design and using building materials to minimize environmental impact is already very popular. However, relying on the design of a project to achieve the goal of sustainable development, or to minimize impacts through appropriate management on site, is not sufficient to handle the current problem. The aim for sustainability assessment goes even further than at the design stage of a project to consider its importance at an early stage, before any detailed design or even before a commitment is made to go ahead with a development. The main debate on how to reconcile the needs of economic growth with ecological maintenance has centered on the popular concept of sustainable development. Sustainability has been also included in a series of annual conferences organized by the UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz. The second international scientific conference Civil Engineering: Present Problems, Innovative Solutions (CEPPIS) in 2016 was set out to pay attention to recent trends especially sustainable development in the construction industry. The book was written in order to present some theoretical and practical considerations, experience and results of conducted investigations in the area of project management with a special attention to a phenomenon of sustainability. A complexity of the project management against a sustainable development was described in the book. This attitude results from a need for preserving limited resources while maintaining an economic activity. It is also essential because of a necessity of protecting natural elements for the next generations. The book is addressed to the scientists connected with project management discipline as well as to those who are responsible for creating an integrity of the project with the environment. A presented matter can become a source of inspiration for the academics involved in the sustainable development in construction industry and for those who are looking for some new solutions and more eco-friendly procedures and processes of the projects. Professional project managers hired by the modern companies should be interested in the issue. Some implementations can be useful for them in order to solve their contemporary problems in real circumstances. A text of the book was divided into two parts: 1. Sustainability in business 2. Sustainability and Nature Particular chapters present studies results of the scientific research on business, construction engineering, project management and sustainability from all over the world.

Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) , 2019

Sustainability is a critical goal for Civil Engineers, human activity, construction projects and national development. This paper x-rays various impacts of infrastructures with special focus on the planning, maintenance and implementation of civil infrastructures that preserve natural environment. The research methodology for this study includes interaction with professionals, review of literatures; reconnaissance survey of housing units using Ado-Ekiti as a case study. Information obtained was used to get an overview of the existing Environment. The study revealed that civil engineering infrastructure development projects impacted greatly on the environment especially in areas of flooding, dilapidated roads, noise pollution, water pollution, erosion, ecological disorder, decrease in size of available land and natural hazards. In the study area, 11.0% lives in compound buildings, 4.5% lives in duplex, while 7.0% lives in storey buildings. Significant number of residents in the study area lives in rooming housing units with low income per month and as such was denied of the benefits of well furnished and quality buildings. Conclusions are provided related both to pathways for engineering sustainability and to the broader ultimate objective of sustainability. Flooding can be averted and housing units can be improved by Civil Engineering interventions. Based on the findings, recommendations were made for the elimination of the negative effects and for the achievement of sustainable construction, innovative civil engineering infrastructure, national and socioeconomic development.

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The First Outstanding 50 Years of “Università Politecnica delle Marche”, 2019

The design and construction of engineering works such as road infrastructures, port facilities and waste disposal plants require that important environmental issues be addressed, in order to guarantee sustainability and facilitate acceptability by the population. With these objectives, much of the scientific work produced by the geological and geotechnical research group of the Universita Politecnica delle Marche in the past 50 years has involved aspects such as understanding the effects of human activities on the environment in order to prevent or minimize the risks of permanent damage, exploration of solutions that optimize the use of natural resources, implementation of technologies that promote the use of improved natural materials for construction, application of design procedures that are based on high quality geological, geotechnical and geo-environmental models of the construction sites. This paper will present, via the illustration of some practical examples, the contributi...