{"product_id":"9781598292183","title":"Engineering, Poverty, and the Earth","description":"In the present work, the growing awareness in engineering of the profession’s responsibility towards the environment and the poor is considered. The following approach is taken: a brief overview of the issues of poverty particularly in the U.S. and the deterioration of the natural world with a focus on the Arctic is provided. Case studies involving New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the status of polar bears in a time of shrinking Arctic ice cover are detailed. Recent developments in engineering related to the issues of poverty and the environment are discussed. A new paradigm for engineering based on the works of Leonardo Boff and Thomas Berry, one that places an important emphasis upon a community, is explored.","brand":"Morgan \u0026 Claypool Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036857876720,"sku":"9781598292183","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598292183_p0.jpg?v=1763812790","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598292183","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}