skip to content

MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Mihailo Mick Malowany

Mihailo Mick Malowany

Surviving ‘Sidewalk Toronto’: The Evolution of Planning Practice in Smarter Cities


Read more at: Joseph Maloney

Joseph Maloney

The Potential to Scale Up and Scale Out a Novel Energy Recovery System


Read more at: Ilka Loubser

Ilka Loubser

Comparative Assessment of Concrete Waste Treatment Alternatives: A Case Study in New Zealand


Read more at: Hilje Anna Ida Hudig

Hilje Anna Ida Hudig

Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence: Case Studies on User-Centric Business Models for Development in Low-Income Countries


Read more at: Dhinakaran Govindasamy

Dhinakaran Govindasamy

Factors Influencing the Functionality of Handpump Boreholes in Sub-Saharan Africa


Read more at: Robert Flicker

Robert Flicker

Sustainability Assessment of Alternatives to Diesel Haul Trucks in Australia’s Iron Ore Mining


Read more at: Daniela Beatriz Dueñas Israel

Daniela Beatriz Dueñas Israel

Cool Cats: Developing a Pathway for Zero Emissions at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge


Read more at: Peterson Clarke

Peterson Clarke

An Analysis of the Energy Sector in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean Region and a Transition Pathway Towards Sustainable Energy: the Case of Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands and Trinidad and Tobago


Read more at: Daniel Bresgi

Daniel Bresgi

A Framework for Developing and Implementing Short Food Supply Chain Strategies


Read more at: Mira Attieh

Mira Attieh

Promoting Decentralised Renewable Power Generation in Lebanon


 

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.