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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Ashish Mishra

Ashish Mishra

The Effectiveness of Sustainable Drainage Systems In Highly Urbanised Areas: Bangalore, India


Read more at: Faheem Merchant

Faheem Merchant

Analyzing the sustainability of community driven development in Afghanistan using the National Solidarity Program case study


Read more at: JJ Meek

JJ Meek

Comparison of Sustainable Home Building Rating Systems: An intra and inter gap analysis


Read more at: Timothy S. Mbasuen

Timothy S. Mbasuen

Peak Oil and Climate Change: How Prepared is Nigeria?


Read more at: Nick Huber

Nick Huber

Integrating renewables into the grid: An energy dispatch model


Read more at: Andrew T. Hable

Andrew T. Hable

Water Supply Alternatives for the City of Waukesha (Wisconsin, USA)


Read more at: Sacha Grodzinski

Sacha Grodzinski

Assessing the sustainability of biogas use in East Africa


Read more at: Luca Di Mario

Luca Di Mario

Approaches for Adaptive Water Management in the Tiber River Basin


Read more at: Felipe Cox

Felipe Cox

A Framework to Evaluate the Sustainability of a Company's Supply Chain, Developed from the Practices of the UK Retail Industry


Read more at: WHB Chong

WHB Chong

Trends in energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in China’s major cities: An index decomposition analysis


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.