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Author : Jorge Enrique Ramírez Rincon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789589974650
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (746 download)
Download or read book Epistemología de la ingeniería para el desarrollo sostenible written by Jorge Enrique Ramírez Rincon and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karel Mulder
Publisher : Univ. Politèc. de Catalunya
ISBN 13 : 8483018926
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Desarrollo sostenible para ingenieros written by Karel Mulder and published by Univ. Politèc. de Catalunya. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro ha sido desarrollado por un grupo de docentes comprometidos, pertenecientes a distintos departamentos académicos europeos de ingeniería, bajo la dirección de la Universidad Tecnológica de Delft y la UPC, con el propósito de reducir la distancia entre lo que los ingenieros saben y lo que deberían saber en relación con el desarrollo sostenible. Ya en 1998, la Universidad Tecnológica de Delft decidió que sus graduados tenían que estar preparados para el desafío del desarrollo sostenible, para poder desarrollar sus carreras de diseño, gestión o investigación. En este sentido, al salir de la universidad tenían que ser capaces de incorporar el concepto de desarrollo sostenible en sus diseños y prácticas cotidianas. Este libro refleja la cantidad enorme de conocimientos reunidos a través de la enseñanza de las mejores prácticas para ingenieros. Tiene por objeto ofrecer a los estudiantes de ingeniería los fundamentos necesarios para afrontar el desafío que el desarrollo sostenible plantea para la profesión; comprender la aportación de los ingenieros al logro de los objetivos corporativos y ambientales de la sostenibilidad, y conocer las barreras y las dificultades que hallarán en su desempeño profesional. Esta obra, a un tiempo concisa y completa, analiza las herramientas, las habilidades y las técnicas principales que se pueden utilizar en el diseño y la gestión de la ingeniería para prever los costes y los impactos de los esquemas de ingeniería en las etapas de planeamiento, implementación y descarte.
Author : Francisco Octavio Machín Armas
Publisher : Editorial Universitaria (Cuba)
ISBN 13 : 9591622074
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Sostenibilidad del desarrollo y formación de ingenieros written by Francisco Octavio Machín Armas and published by Editorial Universitaria (Cuba). This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En el libro, se hace un estudio amplio de los aspectos psicológicos y educativos del ser humano que influyen en la educación energético-ambiental y por tanto en la formación para la sostenibilidad del desarrollo. Se destacan además los componentes económico y social del desarrollo sostenible, los cuales son estudiados y ejemplificados. Los autores, en el marco de la concepción de sostenibilidad del desarrollo, destacan el componente energético de la misma, pues la energía es el fundamento del proceso evolutivo en cualquier dimensión (natural, social o económica), por lo que se hace hincapié en la caracterización a través de indicadores de un tipo de sostenibilidad, la energética. No se pasa por alto en el libro el papel de la educación energético-ambiental para la formación del ingeniero hacia la sostenibilidad del desarrollo, pues la racionalidad energética y la preservación ambiental están en el centro de toda la problemática relativa al desarrollo sostenible. Tampoco se olvida la función del Derecho Ambiental Cubano en la educación ambiental, por lo que se dedica un capítulo completo a cada uno de ellos. El análisis del contenido jurídico presente en la labor profesional de las diferentes carreras de Ingeniería, en las cuales sus diferentes esferas de actuación profesional tienen de manera explícita o implícita incorporado el medio ambiente como concepto, está presente en el correspondiente capítulo del libro. Se parte de la idea de que el conocimiento de los principios básicos de la legislación ambiental cubana es una necesidad para la formación profesional del presente y futuro ingeniero cubano.
Author : Christian José Rojas Reina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789587824391
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Ciencia, ambiente y academia written by Christian José Rojas Reina and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Deva Temple
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351311387
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Ethical Transformations for a Sustainable Future written by Deva Temple and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become increasingly apparent that humanity's complex social, political, and economic systems are incompatible with the finite capacity of the Earth to replenish resources and absorb wastes. If the planet is to continue to be habitable for the myriad web of other creatures that make life possible, humans must transform their systems so that they are aligned with natural systems. One thing is sure?it will not be Nature's laws, the delicate interdependence that characterizes Earth's ecosystems, that change. The change must begin within each person, and from there permeate throughout our social, political, and economic structures. The contributors to this volume believe that such transformations are urgently needed and possible, and they offer specific examples. They suggest solutions that call for new perspectives in our ethics, beliefs, traditions, economy, business, gender relations, education, and technology. They show that human beings have the power to implement changes in all natural and social environments. The chapters in this book have been organized around three keywords: Reconnecting, Reframing, and Rethinking. The contributors argue that we need to reconnect with the Earth and nature, as well as with each other and parts of ourselves that we have ignored for too long. We need to reframe the way in which people prioritize choices in the economy, the way we do business and pursue development; and we need to rethink the mission of education and the roles of technology.
Author : Olivier Urbain
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1412844355
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Ethical Transformations for a Sustainable Future written by Olivier Urbain and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-31 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become increasingly apparent that humanity’s complex social, political, and economic systems are incompatible with the finite capacity of the Earth to replenish resources and absorb wastes. If the planet is to continue to be habitable for the myriad web of other creatures that make life possible, humans must transform their systems so that they are aligned with natural systems. One thing is sure—it will not be Nature’s laws, the delicate interdependence that characterizes Earth’s ecosystems, that change. The change must begin within each person, and from there permeate throughout our social, political, and economic structures. The contributors to this volume believe that such transformations are urgently needed and possible, and they offer specific examples. They suggest solutions that call for new perspectives in our ethics, beliefs, traditions, economy, business, gender relations, education, and technology. They show that human beings have the power to implement changes in all natural and social environments. The chapters in this book have been organized around three keywords: Reconnecting, Reframing, and Rethinking. The contributors argue that we need to reconnect with the Earth and nature, as well as with each other and parts of ourselves that we have ignored for too long. We need to reframe the way in which people prioritize choices in the economy, the way we do business and pursue development; and we need to rethink the mission of education and the roles of technology.
Author : Vinck, Dominique
Publisher : Editorial GEDISA
ISBN 13 : 8497848330
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (978 download)
Download or read book Ciencias y sociedad written by Vinck, Dominique and published by Editorial GEDISA. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las ciencias y las técnicas han formado parte, desde el principio de la civilización, del desarrollo de la sociedad. Los cambios que han caracterizado las diferentes etapas del pensamiento científico se han producido dentro del marco de determinadas formaciones sociales y en condiciones específicas de producción del conocimiento. En este libro se aborda la manera en que se relacionan ciencia y sociedad: las formas de valorización social de las investigaciones, el sistema de trabajo en el interior de los laboratorios, las razones ideológicas de las teorías científicas, los mecanismos de financiación de la indagaciones científicas, las luchas jerárquicas entre los sabios y académicos, etc. Un conjunto de problemas que están más que nunca implicados en nuestros grandes problemas sociales. La explosión de las nanotecnologías, la controversia sobre los OGM, el cambio climático, etc., tantas temáticas cuya comprensión y control implican también conocer mejor las dinámicas sociales que forman parte de la producción de conocimientos y de las innovaciones. La presente obra, refundición de Sociología de las ciencias, publicada en 1995, muestra un planteamiento completo de todos estos problemas, con numerosos ejemplos y una muy amplia documentación. Presenta las diferentes formas de articulación ciencia/sociedad (emergencia de las ciencias, dinámica de innovación y democracia técnica) y los principales mecanismos sociales que hacen vivir a las ciencias (instituciones, organizaciones, intercambios entre investigadores, elaboración de contenidos, etc.). Este libro permite aprehender tanto la cultura material y cognitiva de un laboratorio como el funcionamiento del mercado de empleo científico. Más allá de la referencia a los grandes autores, corrientes de pensamiento y debates, ayuda a comprender mejor qué la sociedad y aquellas personas que tiene el poder decisorio fuerzan el desarrollo de las ciencias y de las técnicas, y qué los artesanos de estas últimas imponen a cambio sus lógicas propias. Habla así sobre la sociología de "la sociedad de los conocimientos”.
Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319730282
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy: Principles, Challenges and Perspectives written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers contributions from scientists and industry representatives on achieving a sustainable bioeconomy. It also covers the social sciences, economics, business, education and the environmental sciences. There is an urgent need to optimise and maximise the use of biological resources, so that primary production and processing systems can generate more food, fibre and other bio-based products with less environmental impacts and lower greenhouse gas emissions. In other words, we need a “sustainable bioeconomy” – a term that encompasses the sustainable production of renewable resources from land, fisheries and aquaculture environments and their conversion into food, feed, fibre bio-based products and bio-energy, as well as related public goods. Despite the relevance of achieving a sustainable bioeconomy, there are very few publications in this field. Addressing that gap, this book illustrates how biological resources and ecosystems could be used in a more sustainable, efficient and integrated manner – in other words, how the principles of sustainable bioeconomy can be implemented in practice. Given its interdisciplinary nature, the field of sustainable bioeconomy offers a unique opportunity to address complex and interconnected challenges, while also promoting economic growth. It helps countries and societies to make a transition and to use resources more efficiently, and shows how to rely less on biological resources to satisfy industry demands and consumer needs. The papers are innovative, cross-cutting and include many practice-based lessons learned, some of which are reproducible elsewhere. In closing, the book, prepared by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) and the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre (WSD-RTC), reiterates the need to promote a sustainable bioeconomy today.
Author : Daniella Tilbury
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 9782831708232
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Engaging People in Sustainability written by Daniella Tilbury and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2004 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is based on the exchange of professional experiences which featured in an IUCN CEC workshop in August 2002. Practitioners from around the world shared their models of good practice and explored the challenges involved in engaging people in sustainability. The difficulties facing practitioners vary between country and context but some challenges are universal: A lack of clarity in communicating what is meant by sustainable development; An ambition to educate everyone to bring about a global citizenship; Social, organisational or institutional factors constrain change to sustainable development, yet there is an emphasis on formal education, and community educators do not receive the same support; A lack of balance in addressing the integration of environmental, social and economic dimensions leading to an interpretation that ESD is mainly about environment and conservation issues; New learning (rather than teaching) approaches are called for to promote more debate in society. Yet, few are trained or experienced in these new approaches. Practitioners need support to explore new ways of promoting learning. [Foreword, ed].
Author : Pablo Alonso González
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443854123
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Cultural Parks and National Heritage Areas written by Pablo Alonso González and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of cultural parks has been steadily increasing in recent years throughout the world. But what is a cultural park? This book provides a detailed answer to this question and sets out the basis for an academic debate that moves beyond the technical narratives that have prevailed to date. It is important to open up the topic to academic scrutiny given that cultural parks are becoming widespread devices being employed by different institutions and social groups to manage and enhance cultural and natural heritage assets and landscapes. The main problem in dealing with this topic is the predominant lack of theory-grounded, critical reflection in the literature about cultural parks. These remain largely conceived as technical instruments deployed by institutions in order to solve an array of problems they must deal with. As cultural parks are generally regarded as positive and constructive tools whose performance is associated with the preservation of heritage, the overcoming of the nature/culture divide, the reinforcing of identity and memory and the strengthening of social cohesion and economic development, this book critically explores these issues through the analysis of the literature on cultural parks. In addition, it provides a novel theoretical conceptualization of cultural parks that is connected with, and underpins, a tentative methodology developed for their empirical analysis.
Author : William J. Mitchell
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262632058
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (32 download)
Download or read book e-topia written by William J. Mitchell and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000-08-25 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How an electronically connected world will shape cities and urban relationships of the future. The global digital network is not just a delivery system for email, Web pages, and digital television. It is a whole new urban infrastructure—one that will change the forms of our cities as dramatically as railroads, highways, electric power supply, and telephone networks did in the past. In this lucid, invigorating book, William J. Mitchell examines this new infrastructure and its implications for our future daily lives. Picking up where his best-selling City of Bits left off, Mitchell argues that we must extend the definitions of architecture and urban design to encompass virtual places as well as physical ones, and interconnection by means of telecommunication links as well as by pedestrian circulation and mechanized transportation systems. He proposes strategies for the creation of cities that not only will be sustainable but will make economic, social, and cultural sense in an electronically interconnected and global world. The new settlement patterns of the twenty-first century will be characterized by live/work dwellings, 24-hour pedestrian-scale neighborhoods rich in social relationships, and vigorous local community life, complemented by far-flung configurations of electronic meeting places and decentralized production, marketing, and distribution systems. Neither digiphile nor digiphobe, Mitchell advocates the creation of e-topias—cities that work smarter, not harder.
Author : Rogelio Daniel Acevedo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319753738
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Geoethics In Latin America written by Rogelio Daniel Acevedo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies geoethics in Latin America and offers comprehensive research on geoethics and geoeducation. Its respective chapters explore geoethics in relation to UNESCO geoparks, mining activities in Latin America, natural hazards and risk management. Geoethics is a key discipline in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and not only includes scientific, technological, methodological and social-cultural aspects, but also addresses the need to consider appropriate protocols, scientific integrity issues and a code of good practice when studying the abiotic world. The position of Latin America’s recently created geoethics associations is based on protection of the environment, together with a reassurance that the balance of nature and the rights of human beings to enjoy it will be preserved.
Author : Manuel González de Molina
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319063588
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)
Download or read book The Social Metabolism written by Manuel González de Molina and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over this last decade, the concept of Social Metabolism has gained prestige as a theoretical instrument for the required analysis, to such an extent that there are now dozens of researchers, hundreds of articles and several books that have adopted and use this concept. However, there is a great deal of variety in terms of definitions and interpretations, as well as different methodologies around this concept, which prevents the consolidation of a unified field of new knowledge. The fundamental aim of the book is to conduct a review of the past and present usage of the concept of social metabolism, its origins and history, as well as the main currents or schools that exist around this concept. At the same time, the reviews and discussions included are used by the authors as starting points to draw conclusions and propose a theory of socio-ecological transformations. The theoretical and methodological innovations of this book include a distinction of two types of metabolic processes: tangible and intangible; the analysis of the social metabolism at different scales (in space and time) and a theory of socio-ecological change overcoming the merely “systemic” or “cybernetic” nature of conventional approaches, giving special protagonism to collective action.
Author : Unesco
Publisher : Unesco
ISBN 13 : 9789230038885
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (388 download)
Download or read book Estudios en El Extranjero written by Unesco and published by Unesco. This book was released on 2003 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 32nd edition of the publication which contains over 2,500 entries giving information about post-secondary education and training opportunities in all academic and professional fields in 147 countries for years 2004 and 2005. It has a special focus on distance education, including open and distance learning (ODL) with an annotated listing of online directories and databases of ODL courses worldwide. Information is also given on courses, scholarships and financial assistance available to foreign students, recognition of studies and diplomas obtained abroad, and key issues students should consider before embarking on higher education study. The text is written in English, French and Spanish.
Author : Millar, John
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 033520645X
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Improving Science Education written by Millar, John and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes stock of where we are in science education research, and considers where we ought now to be going. It explores how and whether the research effort in science education has contributed to improvements in the practice of teaching science and the science curriculum. It contains contributions from an international group of science educators. Each chapter explores a specific area of research in science education, considering why this research is worth doing, and its potential for development. Together they look candidly at important general issues such as the impact of research on classroom practice and the development of science education as a progressive field of research. The book was produced in celebration of the work of the late Rosalind Driver. All the principal contributors to the book had professional links with her, and the three sections of the book focus on issues that were of central importance in her work: research on teaching and learning in science; the role of science within the school curriculum and the nature of the science education we ought to be providing for young people; and the achievements of, and future agenda for, research in science education.
Author : Bruce Mazlish
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300065121
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (651 download)
Download or read book The Fourth Discontinuity written by Bruce Mazlish and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the relationship between humans and machines, pondering the implications of humans becoming more mechanical and of computer robots being programmed to think. He describes early Greek and Chinese automatons and discusses ideas of previous centuries and of individuals on this subject.
Author : Douglas M. Gibler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107016215
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Territorial Peace written by Douglas M. Gibler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Douglas M. Gibler argues that threats to homeland territories force domestic political centralization within the state. Using an innovative theory of state development, he explains patterns of international conflict and democracy in the world over time.
