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Title
Interdisciplinary and social nature of engineering practices : philosophy, examples and approaches / Antonio Carlos Zambroni de Souza, Maarten J. Verkerk, Paulo Fernando Ribeiro, editors.
ISBN
9783030880163 (electronic bk.)
3030880168 (electronic bk.)
9783030880156 (print)
303088015X
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 443 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-88016-3 doi
Call Number
TA157
Dewey Decimal Classification
620.001
Summary
This book covers practical and philosophical aspects of Engineering, paying special attention to the social impacts of emerging technologies. Some fundamentals of philosophy of technology are introduced followed by social, economic, and environmental discussion and implications in different disciplines. Each chapter provides insights on the responsibilities involved in the design of engineering projects. The examples presented combine concepts about the impacts of Engineering in society at the same time that incorporates new technological models, yielding an innovative approach about the topics.
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text file PDF
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 27, 2022).
Series
Studies in applied philosophy, epistemology and rational ethics ; v. 61. 2192-6263
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030880156
Chapter 1: Introduction Complexity - Diversity - Coherence- Meaningfulness
Chapter 2: Key Concepts for Frameworks: Values, Aspects, Normativity and Enkaptic Structures
Chapter 3: Towards a Holistic Design for Engineering Infrastructures of the Future
Chapter 4: The Social Dimension - Engineering and Social Welfare
Chapter 5: Industrial Innovation Practices Breakthrough by Process Intensification
Chapter 6: Renewables and Sustainability
Chapter 7: Economics, Regulatory Aspects
Chapter 8: Statistics and System Prediction.
