Engineering for Sustainable Development - Softcover

 
9789231004377: Engineering for Sustainable Development
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9231004379 ISBN 13: 9789231004377
Publisher: United Nations Education, Scientific & Cultural Organization, 2021

Synopsis

The report highlights the crucial role of engineering in achieving each of the 17 SDGs. It shows how equal opportunities for all is key to ensuring an inclusive and gender balanced profession that can better respond to the shortage of engineers for implementing the SDGs.

It provides a snapshot of the engineering innovations that are shaping our world, especially emerging technologies such as big data and AI, which are crucial for addressing the pressing challenges facing humankind and the planet. It analyses the transformation of engineering education and capacity-building at the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that will enable engineers to tackle the challenges ahead. It highlights the global effort needed to address the specific regional disparities, while summarizing the trends of engineering across the different regions of the world.

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About the Author

UNESCO was founded in 1945 and it is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of the law, and human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter. The organization pursues it action through five major programs: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information. It has 192 Member States and 6 Associate Members.

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Publisher
United Nations Education, Scientific & Cultural Organization
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9231004379
ISBN 13 
9789231004377
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
185
Editor
UNESCO