Title :
Educating engineers in the anthropocene
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
Abstract :
The existing engineering disciplinary structure, while still appropriate for many problems, is increasingly inadequate at the level of the integrated human/natural/built systems that characterize the anthropocene. Accordingly, new approaches such as earth systems engineering and management are called for. Such approaches require augmentation of existing engineering education curricula and materials.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; anthropocene; earth systems engineering; earth systems management; education curricula; education material; engineering disciplinary structure; engineering education; Books; Computer science education; Earth; Engineering education; Environmental economics; Humans; Knowledge engineering; Productivity; Search engines; Systems engineering and theory; computers; e-waste; globalization; information technology; landfills; recycling; reuse; reverse supply chain; sustainability; trade;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2008. ISEE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2272-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2298-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562932