In Engineering Ethics for a Sustainable Future, faculty, students, and engineering practitioners will find an accessible and pragmatic approach to the study of ethics in the areas of engineering, computer science, technology, and environmental studies. The approach emphasizes the value of diverse ethical frameworks in the professional practice of engineers, including the virtues, duties, utilitarianism, care ethics, and theories of justice. 

The book provides a comprehensive survey of the following: engineering history and practice; the concept of morality and ethical theory; justice and race, gender, and disability; professional codes of ethics; confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and whistleblowing; research ethics; safety, risk, and resilience; environmental ethics and frameworks of sustainability; disasters and climate change; water conflicts, food justice, and consumption; values and technology; computers and digital ethics; military and security applications of technology; robots and artificial intelligence; and the exploration and commercialization of space. 

Readers will engage these topics and more using contemporary case studies such as Boeing 737 Max, COVID-19, Facebook algorithms, Theranos, Bhopal, Champlain Towers collapse, Space Shuttle Challenger, FIU bridge collapse, Tesla’s autopilot, Texas power grid crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Waymo’s AVs, Colorado River crisis, right-to-repair, Pegasus spyware, and ChatGPT.

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