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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Daniel Kong

Daniel Kong

Sustainable Engineering Design for Public Housing


Read more at: Kangjing He

Kangjing He

Sustainable transport in urbanisation


Read more at: Jenny Alarcon

Jenny Alarcon

UK Strategies for Sustainable Cities


Read more at: Debbie Ngoi Yih Lau

Debbie Ngoi Yih Lau

An evaluation of the sustainability and challenges of the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge


Read more at: R Blackie

R Blackie

Public Transportation (large infrastructure focus) for Vancouver, BC: as a key factor in achieving climate change targets.


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: Ralph Thompson

Ralph Thompson

Formalising Sustainable Practice: Increasing the scale of a rainwater harvesting project in Mexico City


Read more at: J Tan

J Tan

Scenario Planning for Urban Development in the United Arab Emirates


Read more at: Meng-Tsung Shih

Meng-Tsung Shih

Regional Impact of the Decommissioning of the Neihu and Muzha Incinerators in Taipei


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.