Engineering sustainable development

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States)

OSTI ID:5614616

Prendergast, J

This article discusses sustainable development, a policy which attempts to balance environmental preservation and economic growth, and promises a way to provide a decent life for Earth's human inhabitants without destroying the global ecosystem. Sustainable development is an effort to use technology to help clean up the mess it helped make, and engineers will be central players in its success or failure. Key aspects include more efficient energy use through conservation measures and switching to renewable sources, waste minimization, much greater recycling and reuse of materials, more comprehensive economic/environmental assessments employing life-cycle analyses, and better management of resources.

• OSTI ID: 5614616
• Journal Information: Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States), Vol. 63:10; ISSN 0885-7024
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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