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This book makes a compelling argument for the role of the engineering profession in advancing human development and security and its contribution to various peacebuilding and diplomatic efforts in the 21st-century world.
List of contents
Preface Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Human Development and Security 1.3 Human Development and Peace 1.4 Engineering and Peace 1.5 Engineering and Diplomacy 1.6 The Engineering-Peacebuilding-Diplomacy Nexus 1.7 Book content 1.8 Conclusions 1.9 References Chapter 2: Engineering Engagement for a Small Planet 2.1 Engineering in Society 2.2 A Technical Wonderland and a Waste World 2.3 Educating Globally Engaged Engineers 2.4 Engineering Engagement Initiatives 2.5 Concluding Remarks 2.6 References Chapter 3: Peace, Conflict, and Diplomacy 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Defining Peace 3.3 Measuring Peace 3.4 A Systems Definition of Peace 3.5 Peace and Conflict 3.6 Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding 3.7 Peace Engineering 3.8 Engineering Diplomacy 3.9 Concluding Remarks 3.10 References Chapter 4: A New Decision-Making Narrative 4.1 Shifting Mindsets 4.2 Embracing and Practicing Change 4.3 Concluding Remarks 4.4 References Chapter 5: Embracing a Systems-Aware Practice 5.1 Introduction 5.2 From Reductionistic to Systems Practice 5.3 Fundamental Principles of Systems 5.4 Systems Thinking 5.5 Habits of Systems Thinkers 5.6 Concluding Remarks 5.7 References Chapter 6: Modeling the Engineering-Peacebuilding-Diplomacy Nexus 6.1 Defining the Landscape 6.2 Modeling 6.3 Systems Modeling Tools 6.4 System Dynamics 6.5 System Dynamics Modeling 6.6 Archetypes 6.7 Remarks 6.8 References Chapter 7: Systemic Intervention Methodology 7.1 A Development, Security, and Peace Intervention Storyline 7.2 Methodology Stages 7.3 Concluding Remarks 7.4 References Chapter 8: Modeling the Complex Dynamics in Conflict-Prone Landscapes 8.1 Conflict, Climate Change, and Migration 8.2 A Common Modeling Approach 8.3 System Dynamics Modeling Examples 8.4 Capacity and Resilience 8.5 Concluding Remarks 8.6 References Chapter 9: Conclusions 9.1 Book's Takeaways 9.2 Detailed Conclusions 9.3 Final Remarks 9.4 References Appendix A: Detailed examples of the system archetypes. Appendix B: Possible sources of information in developing community baseline profiles Different categories of community data analysis when developing community Baseline profiles. Appendix C: SD numerical example in Chapter 6 Appendix D: The Syrian Conflict: Model PSCSyria in Chapter 8
About the author
Bernard Amadei is an emeritus professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA. He is the founding director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities. He is also the founding president of Engineers Without Borders-USA and the co-founder of Engineers Without Borders-International Network. Among other distinctions, Dr Amadei is an elected member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a Senior Ashoka Fellow. In 2023, he was inducted into the American Society of Engineering Education Hall of Fame.
