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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 

Dissertation abstract submitted by a member of the 2021-22 ESD MPhil cohort


Read more at: Maggie Jing Leng

Maggie Jing Leng

Evaluating sufficiency through the lens of human lens theory


Read more at: Nicholas Jimenez

Nicholas Jimenez

Overcoming a 50+ year lockin: Sustainable and equitable policy to retrofit the UK housing stock to mitigate climate change


Read more at: Julie Whitaker Hornsby

Julie Whitaker Hornsby

Exploring the potential impact of Energy Benchmarking on Nashville’s path towards sustainable development


Read more at: Ellen Katherine Hartzenberg-Aeroe

Ellen Katherine Hartzenberg-Aeroe

The role of agricultural innovations in addressing food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa


Read more at: Victoria Matilde Fernandez Sayago

Victoria Matilde Fernandez Sayago

A narrative feedback on the UN Sustainable Development Goals interactions with the Water – Energy – Land Nexus: A case study of the Pinios River Basin, Greece


Read more at: Archeilia Dwianca

Archeilia Dwianca

The impact of Indonesia capital city relocation to the resilience of Jakarta


Read more at: James Butcher

James Butcher

Exploring the potential uses of straw in the UK energy transition


Read more at: Samuel Buckstein

Samuel Buckstein

Breaking gridlock: Design and implementation of a Multi-Criteria Decision Assessment (MCDA) for sustainable electricity development in Ontario


Read more at: Björg Bjarnadottir

Björg Bjarnadottir

Absolute Zero: Iceland


Read more at: Fabián Alfredo Barría Oyarzún

Fabián Alfredo Barría Oyarzún

Sustainable development in remote communities through energy solutions: The case of Chilean Patagonia


 

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.