Introduction to Environmental Engineering - Hardcover

Vesilind, P. Aarne; Morgan, Susan M.; Heine, Lauren G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495295833 ISBN 13: 9780495295839

Publisher: CL Engineering, 2009

Synopsis

This text presents a balanced treatment of environmental engineering by combining engineering concepts with the importance of environmental ethics. This third edition highlights sustainable development and emphasizes the need for engineers to become even more environmentally responsible during this time of increasing awareness of environmental concerns. The authors challenge students with problems that require not only a technical solution but a thorough consideration of its ethical ramifications. The text also provides comprehensive exposure to all types of environmental problems, including ecosystem dynamics, wastewater treatment, and air pollution control.

About this title

About the Author:

P. Aarne Vesilind received his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Lehigh University and his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina. He spent a post-doctoral year with the Norwegian Institute for Water Research in Oslo and a year as a research engineer with Bird Machine Company. He joined the faculty of Duke University in 1970 where he served as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In 1999, he was appointed to the R. L. Rooke Chair of the Historical and Societal Context of Engineering at Bucknell University. He served in this capacity until his retirement in 2006.

About this edition

• Publisher: CL Engineering
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0495295833
• ISBN 13: 9780495295839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 624