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Engineering for sustainable development is a way of applying science to improve the quality of human life for all time, while maintaining an ecological balance on the earth. Applied sustainability is another term used to describe the concept and just sustainability, which adds the values of justice and equity, is related.

Citizen Engineer defines the concept in a slightly different way, saying: "It is within the engineer’s power to envision—and create—a new generation of buildings, vehicles, machines, devices, and services that deliver the functionality people want without destroying the ecosystem or depleting scarce resources."^[1]

A popular definition that is often quoted comes from a UN report: "Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable – to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."^[2]

William McDonough, author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things says that the goal of designs should be "To love all the children of all species for all time".

Engineering is very broad, and so engineering for sustainable development can be applied to every area of life. Anything you can think of is somehow related to engineering for sustainable development: drinking water, bank investments, building a house, the food that you eat, even the air that you breathe! A few examples of subcategories within the category of engineering for sustainable development are open access information, appropriate technology, green information technology, solar energy, needs of the developing world, socially responsible investing, industrial symbiosis, and green design principles.

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Design

International Development Design Summit

Sustainable technologies

Technology

Engineering

Electrical engineering

MECH425-Users

Prototyping

Sustainable engineering

Engineering videos

Sample pages

Developmental Need:

Water

Uv water treatment

Hydraulic ram pumps

Lighting

LED lighting

Electricity

Shelter

Papercrete vs. StrawBale

Food

How to Practice Sustainable Agriculture

Transportation

Vegetable oil as fuel

Conventional Discipline:

General

Mech425 AT Project

Chemical Engineering

Polymer environmental-friendly resin

Uv water treatment

Civil Engineering

MicroHydro: Civil Engineering Aspects

Papercrete vs. StrawBale

Electrical Engineering

LED lighting

Materials Engineering

Papercrete vs. StrawBale

Mechanical Engineering

Hydraulic ram pumps

Vegetable oil as fuel

External Links

General:

Developmental Need:

Water

Life and Water Development Group Cameroon, Africa

Electricity

The Himalayan Light Foundation

Conventional Discipline:

Architecture Engineering

World Green Building Council

The Sustainable Building Association

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme

Materials Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Donation Opportunities

Funding Opportunities for Engineers

Job Opportunities

Journals

Work to be Done

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Education for Engineering for Sustainable Development

Engineering for Sustainable Development is an Appropedia page with external links to education programs and courses.
Service learning is a great way to accomplish education while providing a useful service. Engineers learn well through practically applying their skills. See Service learning in engineering for more information.
The Engineering Subject Centre in the UK offers resources for Education for Sustainable Development.
The Applied Sustainability Research Group within the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada led by J.M.Pearce provides the opportunity for research and education on engineering for sustainable development.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education lists education programs in the United States.
Mech425 is a course offered at Queen's University. Mech425 schedule is a complete schedule of the course curriculum with links to resources related to open access, appropriate technology, green information technology, solar energy, the developing world, socially responsible investing, industrial symbiosis, green design principles, and sustainability in general.

Tools

The Open source engineering software page has many links to various open source software programs used in engineering.
Thingiverse is a website where people can share digital designs. It also provides a way to upload non-compliant files to be shared on Appropedia pages.
The Mech425 GreenIT Project page offers links to several Green Information Technology pages. Each article has an Excel spreadsheet that is an energy conservation measure (ECM), used to quantitatively evaluate the benefits of a specific technology.

Canadian and US Accreditation Standards for Sustainability

United States

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is the governing body that accredits educational programs in the United States so they can be recognized as meeting the necessary criteria. The document that outlines the requirements is called "CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING PROGRAMS" and can be found here. Some of the sustainability related learning requirements for an engineering program are:

"an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic

constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability"^[3]

“an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility”^[4]

“the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context”^[5]

Canada

The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, part of Engineers Canada, is the governing body that accredits undergraduate engineering programs in Canada to ensure that graduates have the qualifications to become a professional engineer. The Accreditation Criteria and Procedures can be found here.

"accredited engineering programs must contain not only adequate mathematics, science, and engineering curriculum content but must also develop communication skills, an understanding of the environmental, cultural, economic, and social impacts of engineering on society, the concepts of sustainable development, and the capacity for life-long learning."^[6]

"Impact of engineering on society and the environment: An ability to analyze social and environmental aspects of engineering activities. Such ability includes an understanding of the interactions that engineering has with the economic, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural aspects of society, the uncertainties in the prediction of such interactions; and the concepts of sustainable design and development and environmental stewardship."^[7]

"While considerable latitude is provided in the choice of suitable content for the complementary studies component of the curriculum, some areas of study are essential in the education of an engineer. Accordingly, the curriculum must include studies in the following:

...(g)Sustainable development and environmental stewardship"^[8]

Footnotes

↑ Bert, Ray. "Citizen Engineer: A Handbook for Socially Responsible Engineering." Civil Engineering (08857024) 79.12 (2009): 77. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2 May 2010.
↑ From Our Common Future (The Brundtland Report) – Report of the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development
↑ Criterion 3, category c
↑ Criterion 3, category f
↑ Criterion 3, category h
↑ Page 11 of the 2009 Accreditation Criteria and Procedures document.
↑ Section 3.1.9, page 13 of the 2009 Accreditation Criteria and Procedures document.
↑ Section 3.3.5.1, page 18 of the 2009 Accreditation Criteria and Procedures document.

[1] Bert, Ray. "Citizen Engineer: A Handbook for Socially Responsible Engineering." Civil Engineering (08857024) 79.12 (2009): 77. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2 May 2010.

[2] From Our Common Future (The Brundtland Report) – Report of the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development

[3] Criterion 3, category c

[4] Criterion 3, category f

[5] Criterion 3, category h

[6] Page 11 of the 2009 Accreditation Criteria and Procedures document.

[7] Section 3.1.9, page 13 of the 2009 Accreditation Criteria and Procedures document.

[8] Section 3.3.5.1, page 18 of the 2009 Accreditation Criteria and Procedures document.

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-[[Citizen Engineer]] defines the concept in a slightly different way, saying: "It is within the engineer’s power to envision—and create—a new
+[[Citizen Engineer]] defines the concept in a slightly different way, saying: "It is within the engineer’s power to envision—and create—a new generation of buildings, vehicles, machines, devices, and services that deliver
-generation of buildings, vehicles, machines, devices, and services that deliver
 the functionality people want without destroying the ecosystem or depleting
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 A popular definition that is often quoted comes from a UN report: "Humanity has the ability to make development
-sustainable – to ensure that it meets the needs
+sustainable – to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."<ref> From Our Common Future (The Brundtland Report) – Report of the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development </ref>
-of the present without compromising the ability
-of future generations to meet their own needs."<ref> From Our Common Future (The Brundtland Report) – Report of the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development </ref>
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 * [[MicroHydro: Civil Engineering Aspects]]
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+* [[Polymer environmental-friendly resin]]
+* [[Uv water treatment]]
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 * [[Papercrete vs. StrawBale]]
-''Mechanical''
+''Electrical Engineering''
-* [[Hydraulic ram pumps]]
+* [[LED lighting]]
-* [[Solar Charged Lawnmower]]
-* [[Vegetable oil as fuel]]
+''Materials Engineering''
-''Materials''
 * [[Papercrete vs. StrawBale]]
-''Chemical''
+''Mechanical Engineering''
-* [[Polymer environmental-friendly resin]]
+* [[Hydraulic ram pumps]]
-* [[Uv water treatment]]
+* [[Vegetable oil as fuel]]
-''Electrical''
-* [[LED lighting]]
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 * [http://www.engineersagainstpoverty.org/ Engineers Against Poverty]
 * [http://www.ewb-international.org/ Engineers Without Borders]
 * [http://www.fost-nepal.org/ The Foundation for Sustainable Technologies]
 * [http://www.ncat.org/ National Center for Appropriate Technology]
 * [http://www.eswusa.org/ Engineers for a Sustainable World]
 * [http://www.engineeraid.com/ EngineerAid Official Website]
 * [http://www.scienceforhumanity.net/ Science for Humanity]
 '''Developmental Need''':
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 '''Conventional Discipline''':
-''Civil/Architecture''
+''Architecture Engineering''
 * [http://www.worldgbc.org/council-development World Green Building Council]
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 * [http://www.aecb.net/ The Sustainable Building Association]
-* [http://www.saice.org.za/ The South African Institution of Civil Engineering]
-''Industrial''
-* [http://www.nisp.org.uk/ The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme]
+''Chemical Engineering''
+''Civil Engineering''
+* [http://www.saice.org.za/ The South African Institution of Civil Engineering]
+''Electrical Engineering''
-|}
+''Industrial Engineering''
-=Donation Opportunities=
+* [http://www.nisp.org.uk/ The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme]
-[http://www.kiva.org/ Kiva]
+''Materials Engineering''
-[http://akvo.org/ Akvo]
+''Mechanical Engineering''
-[http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page Rep Rap]
-[http://laptop.org/en/ One Laptop Per Child]
+|}
-[http://www.grameenfoundation.org/?gclid=CPjjjrfIsqECFQuB5QodJivjAw Grameen Foundation]
+=Donation Opportunities=
-[http://blogs.appropedia.org/support-appropedia/ Appropedia]
+* [http://blogs.appropedia.org/support-appropedia/ Appropedia]
+* [http://www.kiva.org/ Kiva]
-[http://www.ewb-international.org/ Engineers Without Borders]
+* [http://akvo.org/ Akvo]
+* [http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page Rep Rap]
+* [http://laptop.org/en/ One Laptop Per Child]
+* [http://www.grameenfoundation.org/?gclid=CPjjjrfIsqECFQuB5QodJivjAw Grameen Foundation]
+* [http://www.ewb-international.org/ Engineers Without Borders]
 =Funding Opportunities for Engineers=
-A list of funding opportunities, mostly in the United States, can be found [http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/management/financl.shtml here].
+See also: [[Grants]]
-The National Science Foundation (of the USA) is offering an [http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501027 environmental sustainability program] that supports research in the area of [[engineering for sustainable development]].
+* A list of funding opportunities, mostly in the United States, can be found [http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/management/financl.shtml here].
-Canadian homeowners and small business owners can [http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/incentives.cfm?attr=0 apply for grants and financial initiatives] from Natural Resources Canada for improving energy efficiency.
+* The National Science Foundation (of the USA) is offering an [http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501027 environmental sustainability program] that supports research in the area of [[engineering for sustainable development]].
+* Canadian homeowners and small business owners can [http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/incentives.cfm?attr=0 apply for grants and financial initiatives] from Natural Resources Canada for improving energy efficiency.
+* The [http://www.udayton.edu/engineering/opportunities_and_activities.php School of Engineering Learn, Lead and Serve (LLS) Fund] is a program at the Catholic University of Dayton in Ohio that offers $1,000 to $2,000 grants to individuals and groups for engineering research and community service. Grants and scholarships of this type are likely offered to students at other universities and colleges around the world.
-The [http://www.udayton.edu/engineering/opportunities_and_activities.php School of Engineering Learn, Lead and Serve (LLS) Fund] is a program at the Catholic University of Dayton in Ohio that offers $1,000 to $2,000 grants to individuals and groups for engineering research and community service. Grants and scholarships of this type are likely offered to students at other universities and colleges around the world.
+* The Bank of America offers funds to organizations and students through the [http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborexcell Neighborhood Excellence Initiative]. The initiative supports community work in the areas of education, neighborhood preservation, arts and culture, and health and human services.
+* The [http://www.energy.ca.gov/research/innovations/index.html Energy Innovations Small Grant Program] provides grants for "small businesses, non-profits, individuals and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts".
+* Banks like the [http://www.sbcreditunion.com/solarloans.htm Santa Barbara County Federal Credit Union offer loans for installing solar power systems.
-The Bank of America offers funds to organizations and students through the [http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborexcell Neighborhood Excellence Initiative]. The initiative supports community work in the areas of education, neighborhood preservation, arts and culture, and health and human services.
+* The [http://www.steppfoundation.org/main.htm Strategic Environmental Project Pipeline (StEPP)] offers funding to individuals in the United States for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and pollution prevention projects.
-The [http://www.energy.ca.gov/research/innovations/index.html Energy Innovations Small Grant Program] provides grants for "small businesses, non-profits, individuals and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts".
-Banks like the [http://www.sbcreditunion.com/solarloans.htm Santa Barbara County Federal Credit Union offer loans for installing solar power systems.
-The [http://www.steppfoundation.org/main.htm Strategic Environmental Project Pipeline (StEPP)] offers funding to individuals in the United States for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and pollution prevention projects.
 =Job Opportunities=
-[http://laptop.org/en/utility/people/opportunities.shtml One Laptop Per Child] is looking for software developers and managers.
+See also: [[Jobs]]
-[http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/acdi-cida.nsf/eng/NIC-5492333-HQE The Canadian International Development Agency] has employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities for Canadians.
+* [http://laptop.org/en/utility/people/opportunities.shtml One Laptop Per Child] is looking for software developers and managers.
+* [http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/acdi-cida.nsf/eng/NIC-5492333-HQE The Canadian International Development Agency] has employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities for Canadians.
-[http://www.villageearth.org/web/pages/About_Us/volunteer.php Village Earth] has volunteer opportunities in appropriate technology and other areas.
+* [http://www.villageearth.org/web/pages/About_Us/volunteer.php Village Earth] has volunteer opportunities in appropriate technology and other areas.
+* [http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm?city=&state=0&country=0&level=0&category=6&keyword=&go=greendreamjobs.main&submit=find+jobs SustainableBusiness.com] is a search engine for 'green dream jobs', including engineering.
-[http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm?city=&state=0&country=0&level=0&category=6&keyword=&go=greendreamjobs.main&submit=find+jobs SustainableBusiness.com] is a search engine for 'green dream jobs', including engineering.
+* [http://www.sustainjobs.com/ SustainJobs.com] is a search engine for climate change and renewable energy jobs.
-[http://www.sustainjobs.com/ SustainJobs.com] is a search engine for climate change and renewable energy jobs.
 =Journals=
-[http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30414/authorinstructions Energy Policy]
+See also: [[Journals]]
-[http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15568318.asp The International Journal of Sustainable Transportation]
-[http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/969/description#description Renewable Energy]
-[http://www.academicjournals.org/INGOJ/Instruction.htm International NGO Journal]
-[http://journalofsustainability.com/lifetype/ Journal of Sustainability]
-[http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jsd/ Journal of Sustainable Development]
-[http://www.asmedl.org/Solar Journal of Solar Energy Engineering]
-[http://www.collegepublishing.us/journal.htm Journal of green building]
+* [http://www.ijsle.org/ The International Journal for Service Learning and Engineering]
+* [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30414/authorinstructions Energy Policy]
+*`[http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15568318.asp The International Journal of Sustainable Transportation]
+* [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/969/description#description Renewable Energy]
+* [http://www.academicjournals.org/INGOJ/Instruction.htm International NGO Journal]
+* [http://journalofsustainability.com/lifetype/ Journal of Sustainability]
+* [http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jsd/ Journal of Sustainable Development]
+* [http://www.asmedl.org/Solar Journal of Solar Energy Engineering]
+* [http://www.collegepublishing.us/journal.htm Journal of green building]
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 '''Stubs that need to be expanded:'''
-[[Life cycle analysis]]
+* [[Life cycle analysis]]
+* [[Cement]]
-[[Cement]]
+* [[Green building]]
-[[Green building]]
 See also: [[Suggested projects]]
 = Education for Engineering for Sustainable Development=
-[[Engineering for Sustainable Development]] is an Appropedia page with external links to education programs and courses.
+* [[Engineering for Sustainable Development]] is an Appropedia page with external links to education programs and courses.
+* [[Service learning]] is a great way to accomplish education while providing a useful service. Engineers learn well through practically applying their skills. See [[Service learning in engineering]] for more information.
+* The [http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/sustainable/index.asp Engineering Subject Centre] in the UK offers resources for Education for [[Sustainable Development]].
-[[Service learning]] is a great way to accomplish education while providing a useful service. Engineers learn well through practically applying their skills. See [[Service learning in engineering]] for more information.
+* The [http://me.queensu.ca/sustainability/index.php Applied Sustainability Research Group] within the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at [[Queen's University]] in Kingston, Ontario, Canada led by [[User:J.M.Pearce| J.M.Pearce]] provides the opportunity for research and education on engineering for sustainable development.
+* The [http://www.aashe.org/resources/grad_Sustainable_Development.php Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education] lists education programs in the United States.
+* [[Mech425]] is a course offered at Queen's University. [[Mech425 schedule]] is a complete schedule of the course curriculum with links to resources related to [[open access]], [[appropriate technology]], [[green information technology]], [[solar energy]], the [[developing world]], [[socially responsible investing]], [[industrial symbiosis]], [[green design principles]], and [[sustainability]] in general.
-The [http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/sustainable/index.asp Engineering Subject Centre] in the UK offers resources for Education for [[Sustainable Development]].
-The [http://me.queensu.ca/sustainability/index.php Applied Sustainabilty Research Group] within the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at [[Queen's University]] in Kingston, Ontario, Canada led by [[User:J.M.Pearce| J.M.Pearce]] provides the opportunity for research and education on engineering for sustainable development.
-The [http://www.aashe.org/resources/grad_Sustainable_Development.php Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education] lists education programs in the United States.
-[[Mech425]] is a course offered at Queen's University. [[Mech425 schedule]] is a complete schedule of the course curriculum with links to resources related to open access, appropriate technology, green information technology, solar energy, the developing world, socially responsible investing, industrial symbiosis, green design principles, and sustainability in general.
 =Tools=
-The [[Open source engineering software]] page has many links to various open source software programs used in engineering.
+* The [[Open source engineering software]] page has many links to various open source software programs used in engineering.
+* [http://www.thingiverse.com/ Thingiverse] is a website where people can share digital designs. It also provides a way to upload non-compliant files to be shared on Appropedia pages.
+* The [[Mech425 GreenIT Project]] page offers links to several Green Information Technology pages. Each article has an Excel spreadsheet that is an [[energy conservation measure]] (ECM), used to quantitatively evaluate the benefits of a specific technology.
-[http://www.thingiverse.com/ Thingiverse] is a website where people can share digital designs. It also provides a way to upload non-compliant files to be shared on Appropedia pages.
-The [[Mech425 GreenIT Project]] page offers links to several Green Information Technology pages. Each article has an Excel spreadsheet that is an [[energy conservation measure]] (ECM), used to quantitatively evaluate the benefits of a specific technology.
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