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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Milan Bruncvik

Milan Bruncvik

Comparative Study of Resource Efficiency of Shipping Container Based Homes


Read more at: Caroline Brown

Caroline Brown

Assessment of the design options and feasibility of providing transitional housing to South Africans awaiting permanent low-cost government housing


Read more at: Randolph Brazier

Randolph Brazier

How education can be used to improve sustainability knowledge and thinking among teenagers


Read more at: Dana Boyer

Dana Boyer

Vegetation in buildings: greenery to address psychological and social health in sustainable building design


Read more at: Andres Assar

Andres Assar

A Framework for air pollution and its consequences in some cities in Chile


Read more at: Pankaj Arora

Pankaj Arora

Behavior and Policy: Framework for Planning of Low Carbon Freight Transport Systems for India’s Economic/Industrial Corridors


Read more at: (Maria) Jimena Alvarez

(Maria) Jimena Alvarez

The economics of Climate Change: the social cost of carbon dioxide from the RCP emission scenarios


Course Overview

Context

The need to engage in better problem definition through careful dialogue with all stakeholder groups and a proper recognition of context.

Perspectives

An ability to work with specialists from other disciplines and professional groups acknowledging that technical innovation and business skills also must be understood, nurtured and combined as precursors to the successful implementation of sustainable solutions.

Change

An understanding of mechanisms for managing change in organisations so future engineers are equipped to play a leadership role.

Tools

An awareness of a range of assessment frameworks, sustainability metrics and methodologies such as Life Cycle Analysis, Systems Dynamics, Multi-Criteria Decision making and Impact Assessment.