Engineering, Ethics, and the Environment

by Alastair S. Gunn and P. Aarne Vesilind

Book Overview

Engineering is 'the people-serving profession'. The work of engineers involves interaction with clients, other engineers, and the public at large. More than any other profession, their work also directly involves and affects the environment. This book, first published in 1998, makes the case that engineers have special professional obligations to protect and enhance the environment, and the authors - one, an engineer and the other, a philosopher -...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521589185
• ISBN13: 9780521589185
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"