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This is a primary text project that combines sustainability development with engineering entrepreneurship and design to present a transdisciplinary approach to modern engineering education.¿The book is distinguished by extensive descriptions of concepts in sustainability, its principles, and its relevance to environment, economy, and society.¿It can be read by all engineers regardless of their disciplines as well as by engineering students as they would be future designers of products and systems. This book¿presents a flexible organization of knowledge in various fields, which allows to be used as a text in a number of courses including for example, engineering entrepreneurship and design, engineering innovation and leadership, and sustainability in engineering design
List of contents
Introduction.The Sustainability Landscape.Technology and Sustainability. Engineering and Society: Policy and Ethics. Creativity Invention and Innovation. Engineering Leadership. Engineering Entrepreneurship. The Design Landscape. Introduction to Engineering Design. Engineering Design Process. Sustainability and Green Design.
About the author
Professor Riadh W.Y.Habash holds the McLaughlin Research Chair at the University of Ottawa (Canada). Since 2002, he has established a substantial research and teaching record in various areas, along with publishing four books, four book chapters, two proceedings, and more than 80 journal and conference papers. He has also conducted 60 invited courses and workshops. His research interests involve engineering education, renewable energy, mechatronics and biomedical engineering.
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This is a primary text project that combines sustainability development with engineering entrepreneurship and design to present a multi-disciplinary approach to modern engineering education.
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"Green Engineering: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Design is very useful for engineering educators, managers, manufacturers, developers and industry professionals. It contains various design problems, research exercises and various other topics for discussion. This book assists students, faculty, and engineers in understanding the scientific principles underlying sustainable green design."—Hussain Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA
