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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Tercia Jansen Van Vuuren

Tercia Jansen Van Vuuren

Perceptions of sustainability in the construction industry.


Read more at: Menna Dessouki

Menna Dessouki

Circular Urban Metabolism as a Design Approach for Masterplans


Read more at: Pit Ngai Chio

Pit Ngai Chio

Building retrofit in subtropical regions


Read more at: Tariq Sipra

Tariq Sipra

Resilience based Futureproofing for Sustainable Railway Infrastructure


Read more at: Andriana Kontou

Andriana Kontou

Electric buses: lessons to be learnt from the Milton Keynes demonstration project


Read more at: Ben Hardy

Ben Hardy

How can the sustainability of road transport be improved through the introduction of autonomous vehicle technology?


Read more at: Angeliki Gkogka

Angeliki Gkogka

The reduction of inner city congestion and pollution problems using Low Speed Autonomous Transport Systems: a study for the City of London.


Read more at: Ammar Anwar

Ammar Anwar

LOW-CARBON, VERTICALLY INTEGRATED, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (LOW-CARBON VIP TRANSPORT SYSTEMS)


Read more at: Yufan (Jason) Chen

Yufan (Jason) Chen

Comparing the environmental sustainability of fuel car and electric car in the city


Read more at: Victoria Hickman

Victoria Hickman

The Implementation of Building Technologies in Ladakh, India - A Case Study


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.