Department of Engineering Science Centenary Lectures

Author: Oxford University

Podcasts of the Centenary of Engineering Science: 1908 - 2008. A series of Centenary Lectures in video.
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Lecture 15: Engineering for Sustainable Development
Tuesday, 19 August, 2008

Professor Roland Clift, CBE on "Engineering for Sustainable Development". The term "sustainable development" embodies an important ethical principle which includes the concept of responsibility to present and future generations. This has significance not just for the practice of engineering but for the role of the individual engineer. This talk explored, using specific cases, how sustainable development affects the way in which the technical skills of the engineer should be deployed.