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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Title
Abdul Rahman Bin Md Din

The Dynamics of Industrial Symbiosis: An Empirical Study of Industrial Symbiosis in the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry

Abhinav Soman

IMPLICATIONS OF BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS FOR URBAN TRANSPORT POLICY:
A UK PERSPECTIVE

Adriana Lopez Castro

Resource management to increase value in the microbrewery industry

Alain Kilajian

A Critical Study of International Aid and Global Development Goals in Addressing the Aspirations of the Poor

Bianca Wilcox

The Sustainability Potential of Timber as a Building Material in South Africa

Bongani Dladla

The sustainability of micro-algae cultivation using the novel floating, flexible Photo-BioReactor in coastal cities: a Case study of Durban, South Africa

Charles Hugentobler

A novel approach to assessing resource security in the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus from the perspective of sub-Saharan African countries

Cherno Lamin Jallow

Are grey water heat recovery systems financially viable? – A case study in Robinson College

Christina Skondrogianni

Solar Energy in Greece: Exploring barriers and opportunities to the benefit of society

Claire Lambe

Application of the Circular Economy Principals to the Wind Industry in Ireland

Comfort Ayittah

Plastic Waste Management in urban Ghana:
A multi-criteria assessment of Polyethene waste management techniques

Dima Yankova

Lessons from countries in the Sustainable Development Quadrant: Exploring the role of the Ecological Footprint

Emma Houiellebecq

Urban Resilience in Post-Disaster Recovery:
A Case Study on the 2015 Nepal Earthquake

Finlay Prescott

Barriers to, and Implications of, Deep-sea Mining

Fuyu Zhao

Opportunities to Improve Local Energy System by Provincial Policies: A Case Study of Energy Structure in Liaoning Province, China

Garrett Bray

Business models for disrupting urban mobility

TOWARD A FRAMEWORK AND QUANTITATIVE MODEL TO EXPLORE SCENARIOS FOR SHARED, AUTONOMOUS, ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN CITIES, USING CAMBRIDGE AS A CASE STUDY

Guangruizi Wang

THE USE OF AGENT-BASED MODELLING IN DETERMINING BUILDING OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR AND THE APPLICATION IN CITY-SCALE ENERGY SIMULATION
The influence of building archetypes on urban thermal energy simulation

James Holloway

Towards Sustainable Regional Infrastructure Strategies in the UK

Jenny Garcia

Converting CO2 Waste Streams into Value Added Products
A Case Study for Urea and Soda Ash in China

Joao Costa

Scoping The Potential of Stormwater as a Source of Energy

Katherine Bruce

BIO-PLASTIC MULCH FILM FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTE: A UK CASE STUDY

Kelsey Reichenbach

Engineering Livestock and Meat: using non-determinist systems thinking to example sustainable engineering problem definition

Laura Florez-Urazan

The Climatic Disruption
Systems thinking to interpret migration and conflict under climatic constraints: the case study of Syria and its applicability to the Colombian context

Marisa Henry

Behavioural Interventions in Massachusetts Electricity Provision

Mei Ping Tan

INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN SINGAPORE

Nathan Vandromme

Household waste flow analysis in a UK context

Peter Beare

Building an “implementation highway”: innovation transfer between universities and informal settlements in South Africa

Phoebe Kiboi

Value Perception of ICT and its Role in Women Empowerment: A case study in Kenya.

Rachel Arthur

Adaptivity of Urban Infrastructure to Rapid Population Growth in Cambridge

Rasha Abdrabu

Local Capacity Building for Water Management in Socotra Island,Yemen
Water Governance Framework for Underdeveloped Areas

Raymond Siems

HYDROPOWER AS A COMPONENT OF INTEGRATED WATER-ENERGY MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH APPLIED TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Ryan DuChanois

Reliability and Equity of Water Service in Rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique

Samuel Wilson

Applications of Best Practice Water Sensitive Urban Design Solutions on the Ebbsfleet Development

Sorcha Ní Mhuimhneacháin

Developing a Strategic Roadmap for the Deployment of Renewable Technologies in Rural Nepal: A Case Study of the Annapurna Conservation Area

Stephen Phillips

THE ROLE OF BIM IN RETROFIT 2050 WITHIN THE UK SOCIAL HOUSING SECTOR

Suyeon Choi

THE IMPACT OF LARGE-SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

Theofilos Sotiropoulos-Michalakakos

A Meta-Analysis of Low Carbon Energy Investment Metrics

Wenqing Liu

The Role of Sustainable Drainage Systems in Mitigating Urban Waterlogging Problems in China A Case Study of the Application of SuDS Practices in a residential community of Nanjing

William Van Der Byl

A Review and Analysis of Private Operator Models for the Management of Rural Water Supply Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

 

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.