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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      May 2021
      May 2021
      ISBN:
      9781316822784
      9781107177536
      9781316628409
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316822784
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.58kg, 238 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.41kg, 238 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Applied Ethics
      Subjects:
      Engineering, Ethics, Engineering: General Interest, Philosophy
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    Series:
    Cambridge Applied Ethics
    Subjects:
    Engineering, Ethics, Engineering: General Interest, Philosophy
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    The world population is growing, yet we continue to pursue higher levels of well-being, and as a result, increasing energy demands and the destructive effects of climate change are just two of many major threats that we face. Engineers play an indispensable role in addressing these challenges, and whether they recognize it or not, in doing so they will inevitably encounter a whole range of ethical choices and dilemmas. This book examines and explains the ethical issues in engineering, showing how they affect assessment, design, sustainability, and globalization, and explores many recent examples including the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Dieselgate, 'naked scanners' at airports, and biofuel production. Detailed but accessible, the book will enable advanced engineering students and professional engineers to better identify and address the ethical problems in their practice.

    Reviews

    'This book is a good source for current trends in engineering ethics analysis and ethics-influenced design, and will be useful to anyone interested in how recent thinking is trending in these matters … Recommended.'

    K. D. Stephan Source: Choice Magazine

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