December 2011
Intermediate to advanced
453 pages
18h 33m
English
book
Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
by Michael R. Penn, Philip J. Parker
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Chapter Thirteen
Sustainability Considerations
Chapter Outline
- Introduction
- Introductory Case Study: The Five Largest Nations
- The Needs of the World
- Resource Demand
- Measures of Sustainability
- The Role of Civil and Environmental Engineers in Promoting Sustainability
- Outro
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Define sustainability.
- Describe how public health is related to economic and social development.
- Discuss the relationship between growing resource demands and sustainability.
- Summarize the concept of ecological footprint.
- Explain why considering sustainability is essential for future engineers.
- Apply sustainable design principles to an infrastructure improvement project.
Introduction
Prior to the 1990s, sustainability was arguably only a “niche”concern. Today, it is a topic of everyday conversation. In 1987, the Brundtland Commission of the United Nations issued the Report Our Common Future. This report included what is widely considered to be the first definition of sustainable development:
Our common Future (“The Brundtland Report”)
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
The “needs”mentioned in this definition refer to the needs of people throughout the world, with highest priority given to the needs of the world's poor. ...
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