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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Daniel Gallagher

Daniel Gallagher

A Resilience Perspective on Climate Change Adaptation in Central America


Read more at: Stephanie Andrea Hirmer

Stephanie Andrea Hirmer

Stakeholder participation to ensure sustainable development in developing countries: Making the deployment of pico-PV more sustainable along the value chain


Read more at: Mara-Tafadzwa Makoni

Mara-Tafadzwa Makoni

The relationship between aid effectiveness and sustainable urban water supply and sanitation service delivery in rebuilding fragile states: Zimbabwe as a case study


Read more at: Micah Melnyk

Micah Melnyk

Scaling sustainable energy for all: Business models and private sector involvement in small scale, decentralized renewable electricity in developing countries


Read more at: Geoffrey Morgan

Geoffrey Morgan

Unpeeling the Sustainability of Certified Bananas: The Vulnerability of Certification Schemes to Ineffectual Auditing and Climate Change


Read more at: Iain Savill

Iain Savill

Future Dynamic Demand Side Management of Non- Domestic Buildings


Read more at: J Wicker

J Wicker

Changing to Low Carbon Buildings: A critical analysis of the viability and effectiveness of European Directives in the building sector to cut greenhouse gas emissions


Read more at: J Ward-Waller

J Ward-Waller

Overcoming barriers to sustainable transport in U.S. cities – a case study of cycling in Philadelphia


Read more at: Jimena Villegas

Jimena Villegas

Comparison Analysis of Green and Conventional Products


Read more at: Damian Tomic

Damian Tomic

Embedding Environmental Awareness in Schools: Analysis of the impact of implementing environmental technology and environmental certification schemes


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.