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008			081006s2008 caua fob 000 0 eng d
020			_a1598296248 (electronic bk.)
020			_a9781598296242 (electronic bk.)
024	7		_a10.2200/S00112ED1V01Y200804ETS006 _2doi
035			_a(OCoLC)236494021
035			_a(CaBNVSL)gtp00531476
040			_aCaBNVSL _cCaBNVSL _dCaBNVSL
050		4	_aTA170 _b.B43 2008
082	0	4	_a628 _222
100	1		_aBhatia, Shobha K. _q(Shobha Krishna), _d1949-
245	1	0	_aBridging the gap between engineering and the global world _h[electronic resource] : _ba case study of the coconut (coir) fiber industry in Kerala, India / _cShobha K. Bhatia, Jennifer L. Smith.
260			_aSan Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : _bMorgan & Claypool Publishers, _cc2008.
300			_a1 electronic document (viii, 58 p. : ill. (some col.)) : _bdigital file.
490	1		_aSynthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society, _x1933-3461 ; _v#6
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
500			_aPart of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
500			_aSeries from website.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 53-56).
505	0		_aReinforcing the classroom -- Natural plant fibers for engineering applications: technocentric and ecocentric dimensions of sustainability -- The coir fiber industry in kerala, india: sociocentric dimension of sustainability -- Case study -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
506	1		_aAbstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.
506			_aAvailable to subscribers only.
510	0		_aCompendex
510	0		_aGoogle book search
510	0		_aGoogle scholar
510	0		_aINSPEC
520	0		_aOver the last two decades, globalization has had a profound impact on how we view the world and its sustainability. One group of professionals that lies at the heart of sustainability is the engineers. Engineers are trained problem solvers, required to implement technical solutions and are at the forefront of the development of new technologies. Although engineers play a critical role in sustainability, traditional engineering programs typically only focus on the technocentric and ecocentric dimensions of sustainability, providing little training on the sociocentric dimension. With more and more interest in sustainability, it is becoming increasingly important to also provide engineers with an awareness of sociocentric issues and the necessary skills to address them. The aim of this book is to provide engineering educators with a real-life case study that can be brought into existing courses to help bridge the gap between engineering and the global world. The case study focuses on how our engineering study of different natural plant fibers for soil erosion control led us to small villages in Kerala, India, where marginalized women workers often stand waste deep in water several hours a day, clean and beat coconuts by hand, and separate and spin coconut (coir) fibers into yarn by hand, for very low wages. The case study provides insight into the three dimensions of sustainability (technocentric, ecocentric, and sociocentric) and how they come together in a typical engineering problem.
530			_aAlso available in print.
588			_aTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed on Oct. 10, 2008).
650		0	_aCoir industry _zIndia _zKerala.
650		0	_aEngineering _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aGlobalization.
650		0	_aPlant fibers _xIndustrial applications.
650		0	_aSustainable engineering.
690			_aEngineering.
690			_aGlobalization.
690			_aSustainability.
690			_aSoil erosion.
690			_aNatural fibers.
690			_aCoir.
700	1		_aSmith, Jennifer L. _q(Jennifer Lynn), _d1968-
730	0		_aSynthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
830		0	_aSynthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ; _v#6.
856	4	2	_3Abstract with links to resource _uhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?bknumber=6813314
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