"This chapter discusses the evolution of protecting human health and the environment from regulatory approaches to sustainable development, highlighting critical opportunities for engineers to design appropriate, resilient solutions. Definitions for sustainable development and design are presented. Several emerging topics are presented-green chemistry, biomimicry, green engineering, life cycle thinking, and systems thinking-offering enhancements to engineering fundamentals leading to rigorous and sustainable design ...
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"This chapter discusses the evolution of protecting human health and the environment from regulatory approaches to sustainable development, highlighting critical opportunities for engineers to design appropriate, resilient solutions. Definitions for sustainable development and design are presented. Several emerging topics are presented-green chemistry, biomimicry, green engineering, life cycle thinking, and systems thinking-offering enhancements to engineering fundamentals leading to rigorous and sustainable design solutions"--
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