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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Author Dissertation Title
Aya Al-Hashimi

The water-land-energy nexus: A system dynamics approach for sustainable resource management in the United Arab Emirates

Mohammad Al-Qattan Steel recycling in GCC construction: Evaluating Kuwait’s feasibility as a regional hub
Elizabeth Appel The hand that signed the paper: Exploring the identity and influence of the activist engineer in modern practice

Kilian Bashayan

From wheels to grid: Configuring value-chains in German Vehicle-to-Grid business models

Kendall Baten

United States railway electrification using gravity model and population trends: Are we on the right track?

Wahid Bitar

Fire meets water: Assessing wildfire risks to water systems and strategies for resilience
Allen Chafa

Engineering for Sustainable Development in startups

Justin Chang Chee Kit

The role of standards in shaping sustainable innovation adoption in the UK road infrastructure sector

Favour Kaitochukwu Chukwudi

Financing Nigeria’s cooling needs: The impact of cooling degree days (CDDs) on renewable energy investment

Andrew Coxford Bike share ridership and identifying the impact of infrastructure on moderating fluctuations
Isobel Evans

Implementing blue-green infrastructure in Cape Town: Barriers, enablers and the path to mainstreaming urban nature

Hannah Gillespie

Sustainable eucheumatoid farming at scale: Assessing pathways for growth in the seaweed industry

Aisha Hamid

Circularity through extended use: Unlocking the potential of second-life in EV batteries

Ruiyang Huang

Optimising fabric-first retrofit strategies to improve housing resilience in Belfast

Bryan Jevoncia

The perils of mega protection infrastructure: Rethinking governance and sustainable development for coastal resilience in Jakarta

Timmy Kipfmiller III

A holistic resilience framework for energy development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kefan Liu

Sustainable lithium resource management through Material Flow Analysis: Scenario-based assessment of China’s recycling policies for spent EV batteries

Sally Musonye

The pitfall of achieving sustainable energy for all in Kenya under climate impacts: Insights from time-series models

Peter Owusu

Remote sensing analysis of environmental and social impacts of illegal mining in Western Ghana

Rujuta Pandit

The Swedish Model for low-carbon electricity

Laya Pothunuri

Reimagining plastic waste in the Galápagos: Assessing localized circular economy models for conservation

Laura Tizick

Hydrogen as a sustainable aviation fuel: Feasibility and implementation for RAF operations

Laura Kasuni Wathe

Socio-demographic vulnerabilities and flood risk in urban transportation: A London case study

Muhammad Widiyantoko

A guiding framework to enable Modular Integrated Construction’s (MiC) circularity potential

 

Subject: 

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.