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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Nick Wordsworth

Nick Wordsworth

Staff awareness is the dominant factor in pursuing sustainable development


Read more at: Victoria Selska

Victoria Selska

The impact of oil extraction and transport on the marine environment


Read more at: Panagiotis Nikolopoulos

Panagiotis Nikolopoulos

Fluid Mechanics of geothermal heat pumps


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: Faye Karababa

Faye Karababa

Civil emergency management planning for natural disasters (earthquakes)


Read more at: Amy Embury Jones Satrom

Amy Embury Jones Satrom

Sustainability and high-level asset investment in the UK water industry


Read more at: Jay Golden

Jay Golden

A sustainability assessment of the semi-conductor industry


Read more at: Pierre Frederic Gaudillat

Pierre Frederic Gaudillat

Challenges to implementation of a hydrogen infrastructure for sustainable automotive transportation


Read more at: Sophie Marie-Odile Jablonski

Sophie Marie-Odile Jablonski

Climate change policy: Financing and structuring considerations for CDM/JI projects


Read more at: Simon Ford

Simon Ford

Relationship between manufacturers and consumers in achieving sustainable consumption


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.