Engineers engaging community : water and energy /
Contributor(s): Oldham, Carolyn.
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BookSeries: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science: ; Synthesis lectures on engineers, technology, & society: # 19.Publisher: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool, c2013Description: 1 electronic text (xi, 104 p.) : ill., digital file.ISBN: 9781608459643 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Engineering -- Social aspects | Sustainable engineering | Water-supply engineering -- Timor-Leste | Energy policy -- Timor-Leste | engineering and society | social justice | engineering studies | engineering education | participatory development | community engagement | sustainability | history | energy | water | sanitation | development studies | East Timor | warDDC classification: 620.0023 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource | Abstract with links to full text Also available in print.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | Available | EBKE475 |
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Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-101).
1. Introduction --
2. Energy and community -- 2.1 Energy: the big picture -- 2.2 Pathway to an energy-dependent society -- 2.3 Energy and the engineer -- 2.3.1 Sustainability -- 2.4 Small is beautiful -- 2.5 Restoring the balance --
3. Water: scarcity, sustainability, and social justice -- 3.1 Water: the big picture -- 3.2 Secure water services as a societal requirement -- 3.3 Water in cultural context -- 3.4 Dams and diversions: causes and consequences -- 3.5 Demand responsive management and the "soft path" -- 3.6 Conclusions --
4. Integrated water management as a peace dividend: communities, social justice, and capacity building in Timor-Leste -- 4.1 Timor-Leste, a snapshot -- 4.2 Colonization under the Portuguese -- 4.3 Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste: responses and leadership development -- 4.4 From war to peaceful diplomacy -- 4.5 Timor-Leste's water and sanitation services after independence -- 4.5.1 Water management as a peace dividend -- 4.5.2 Capacity building -- 4.6 Homegrown engineers, challenges for capacity building -- 4.6.1 Indonesian occupation: educational and social impacts -- 4.6.2 Occupation: language policy -- 4.6.3 Current obstacles to nation building, education, and infrastructure -- 4.6.4 Development of appropriate engineering standards for Timor-Leste -- 4.7 Summary --
5. Integrated resource management as a path to social justice -- Bibliography -- Author biographies.
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Water and energy are fundamental elements of community well-being and economic development, and a key focus of engineering efforts the world over. As such, they offer outstanding opportunities for the development of socially just engineering practices. This work examines the engineering of water and energy systems with a focus on issues of social justice and sustainability. A key theme running through the work is engaging community on water and energy engineering projects: How is this achieved in diverse contexts? And, what can we learn from past failures and successes in water and energy engineering? The book includes a detailed case study of issues involved in the provision of water and energy, among other needs, in a developing and newly independent nation, East Timor.
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