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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Christina Skondrogianni

Christina Skondrogianni

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


Read more at: Raymond Siems

Raymond Siems

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


Read more at: Kelsey Reichenbach

Kelsey Reichenbach

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


Read more at: Finlay Prescott

Finlay Prescott

Barriers to, and Implications of, Deep-sea Mining


Read more at: Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips

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


Read more at: Sorcha Ní Mhuimhneacháin

Sorcha Ní Mhuimhneacháin

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


Read more at: Adriana Lopez Castro

Adriana Lopez Castro

Resource management to increase value in the microbrewery industry


Read more at: Wenqing Liu

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


Read more at: Claire Lambe

Claire Lambe

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


Read more at: Alain Kilajian

Alain Kilajian

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


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.