چکیده مقاله
Engineering is a bridge over whichhumankind passes into nature to understand it, control it,and guide it to its own field of interest and service In thelast two centuries and in parallel to industrial revolution,engineers made significant contributions to well being ofsociety elevating the standards of living and adding to thecomforts of life through introducing new technologies However, they didn’t pay a proper attention to thenegative side of scientific advancements such ascontamination of water, degradation of soil, emissions inthe air, and climate change This paper is about makinggood decisions by engineers to promote sustainability inuse of technology Sustainability is the balanced pursuitof ecological health, social equity, and economic welfare It is grounded in an ethical commitment to meet the needsof present without compromising the ability of futuregenerations to meet their own needs The paper startswith an overview of some of the most pressing challengeshumankind faces today, followed by exploring the threepillars of the ethics of sustainability: the socialdimensions, the ecological dimension, and the economicdimensions Application of the ethics of sustainability todecision making for engineers and scientists are discussedand several strategies used to integrate ethics ofsustainability in engineering education are explored
نویسندگان
Abdol Reza Chini
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA phone: 352 273 1165
Seyyed Amin Terouhid
The Vertex Companies, Long Island City, New York, USA
Maryam Mirhadi Fard
Hill International, New York, NY, USA
شیوه ارجاع
Chini, Abdol Reza and Terouhid, Seyyed Amin and Mirhadi Fard, Maryam,1394,Engineering Ethics and Sustainable Development,First International Conference and Fourth National Conference on Engineering Education (based on new learning technologies),Shiraz
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