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标题：Operationalizing Sustainability Principles in the Engineering Profession
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作者：Jan Adamowski
期刊名称：Natural Resources
印刷版ISSN：2158-706X
电子版ISSN：2158-7086
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：4
页码：180-183
DOI：10.4236/nr.2012.34024
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：The engineering profession has responded to the issue of sustainable development in two main ways. It has responded through public policy statements that acknowledge the magnitude of the problem in addition to pledging to steer engineering towards a more sustainable future, and it has also responded more directly through technological innovation. In this paper, these two responses will be explored with respect to the debate on how to operationalize sustainability principles in practical terms. This paper also attempts to provide the rationale for a philosophy of engineering ethics grounded in the notion of sustainable development. It is hoped that this would lead to a revised “social contract” that would enable engineers to engage more actively in political, technical, economic and social discussions and processes.
关键词：Engineering Sustainability; Technological Innovation; Public Policy; Sustainable Development