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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Kyle Maggard

Kyle Maggard

Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management


Read more at: Maria Kotsareli

Maria Kotsareli

Retrofit technologies and strategies to improve the energy performance of buildings in Greece


Read more at: Timothy Kotin

Timothy Kotin

Sustainable Energy for Cities in the Developing World: A Case Study of Rendeavour’s Appolonia and King City Projects in Ghana


Read more at: Antonia Hart

Antonia Hart

Traditional Versus Modern Homes for Barbados


Read more at: Greg Felter

Greg Felter

Water Supply Challenges in Cities as a Result of Urbanization


Read more at: Nicholas Copeland

Nicholas Copeland

Energy, Water, and Land Use in Texas: A case study of water resources in two Texan metropolises


Read more at: Ana Castaneda - Himmelspach

Ana Castaneda - Himmelspach

Meeting the needs of water management in Mexico City with pre Hispanic cultures practices


Read more at: Caroline Brown

Caroline Brown

Assessment of the design options and feasibility of providing transitional housing to South Africans awaiting permanent low-cost government housing


Read more at: Dana Boyer

Dana Boyer

Vegetation in buildings: greenery to address psychological and social health in sustainable building design


Read more at: Andres Assar

Andres Assar

A Framework for air pollution and its consequences in some cities in Chile


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.