ENGINEER 1P03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1,7: Waste Hierarchy, Systems Theory, Life-Cycle Assessment

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Engineering (General)
• Course: ENGINEER 1P03
• Professor: Robert Fleisig

Document Summary

Week 10 readings chapter 1 and 7. Usually work as a team: role of engineer. Engineer - links theory with practical application abilities/talents/knowledge in order to create an effective solution. Research scientist provide knowledge and analysis. Skilled worker carries out designs and plans of others methods to complex technical problems. Engineers are accountable for more since they give advice and orders to other people: engineering disciplines. ^ most common: engineering institute of canada eic, association of consulting engineers of canada acec, four challenges for engineers now pool on earth. Growing demand on natural resources and diversity of gene. Demographics number and movement of people on earth. Globalization rapid movement of people, goods, money, and disease, making everyone more interconnected and independent. Chapter 7 environmental sustainability: sustainable development development that meets needs of present without negatively affecting the future, global warming and climate change. Disrupts the carbon balance: greenhouse effect.