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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 

5thFebruary

Environmental Sustainability

Professor John Parker Director, Cambridge Botanic Garden

12thFebruary

Sustainable Development –co-optimising competitiveness, environment and employment

Professor Nick Ashford Professor of Technology Policy, MIT

5thMarch

After the World Summit ?

Professor David Fisk Imperial College, London

26thMarch

Operationalising Sustainable Development : why is it so difficult?

Sara Parkin Forum for the Future

30thApril1

Science and Technology Strategies for a Sustainable Society -10 cases of creativity and innovation leading to a new framework of competitiveness

Gunter Pauli Zeri Foundation

4thMay

Sustainable Mobility: pathways to the future

Professor David Marks Director of Energy and Environment, MIT

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DL2003

 

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.