Engineering in Action : Environmental engineering and the Science of Sustainability

Snedden, Robert

Series: Engineering in Action
Notes
Human activities have a huge impact on Earth. Environmental engineers help improve our lives while trying to prevent damage to ecosystems and our environment form the waste we create. Learn how engineers combine scientific concepts with the engineering design process to find sustainable solutions to problems.
Contents
Contents : People and planet -- Environmental engineers at work -- Early engineers -- Sustainable development -- Meeting the energy challenge -- Designs and prototypes -- Engineering and the environment -- Alternative energy answers -- Waste management -- Safe water -- Design challenge : desalination project -- Preparing for tomorrow -- So you want to be an environmental engineer? -- learning more -- glossary -- index
Additional Info
This series connects us with the technology that surrounds us in our everyday lives. Discover the design process that engineers follow to define problems, discuss solutions, and build and test models.
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non-fiction 23539
Dewey:Caring for our Planet
ISBN:9780778712312
pub:2014