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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 

Dissertation abstract submitted by a member of the 2022-23 ESD MPhil cohort


Read more at: Simon Krone

Simon Krone

Energy access and poverty alleviation through self-improvement in rural South Africa


Read more at: Zeba Khalid

Zeba Khalid

Gender egalitarianism and infrastructure: Gender bias in infrastructure influencing national development outcomes


Read more at: Marina Kawai

Marina Kawai

The role of public private partnerships in driving sustainable space transportation projects


Read more at: Luke Jenkinson

Luke Jenkinson

Natural capital impact analysis of the UK low-carbon and renewable energy transition


Read more at: Akanksha Jain

Akanksha Jain

Sustainable selection of the clean hydrogen production route


Read more at: Jenna Isacowitz

Jenna Isacowitz

Critical raw minerals for Australia’s ‘just’ energy transition


Read more at: Caroline Hope

Caroline Hope

Interventions to balance Aotearoa New Zealand’s agricultural system’s contribution to food security with environmental protection: A systems thinking approach with planetary accounting methods


Read more at: Ahmad Helmi

Ahmad Helmi

Leadership for the responsible design of digital innovation projects in the urban built environment focusing on sustainable development


Read more at: Ishwar Gurung

Ishwar Gurung

The impact of meeting the sustainable development goals on the water-land-energy nexus in the Isonzo/Soča River Basin


Read more at: Samantha Chinyoka

Samantha Chinyoka

Gender mainstreaming in renewable energy deployment in developing countries: A case study of southern Africa


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.