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Advancing Sustainable Development: Emerging Factors and Futures for the Engineering Field

Published:2023-05-11 Issue:10 Volume:15 Page:7869
ISSN:2071-1050
Container-title:Sustainability
language:en
Short-container-title:Sustainability

Author:

Burleson Grace¹^ORCID,Lajoie Jason²,Mabey Christopher³,Sours Patrick⁴,Ventrella Jennifer⁵,Peiffer Erin⁶,Stine Emma⁷,Stettler Kleine Marie⁸^ORCID,MacDonald Laura⁹,Austin-Breneman Jesse¹⁰,Javernick-Will Amy⁷^ORCID,Winter Amos¹¹,Lucena Juan⁸,Knight David¹²^ORCID,Daniel Scott¹³,Thomas Evan⁹^ORCID,Mattson Christopher³,Aranda Iana⁶

Affiliation:

1. Integrative Systems + Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA

2. Department of English Language and Literature, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA

4. Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

5. Public and Urban Policy, New School, New York, NY 10011, USA

6. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Engineering for Change, New York, NY 10011, USA

7. Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

8. Engineering, Design, and Society, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA

9. Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

10. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA

11. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

12. Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

13. School of Professional Practice and Leadership, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia

Abstract

This study set out to identify emerging trends in advancing engineering for sustainable development, supporting the engineering workforce to address wicked problems, and strengthening pathways between engineering education, industry, and policy. The following question guided this work: What are the emerging factors impacting the future of global sustainability efforts within engineering, and how can these be amplified to increase the impact of engineering for sustainable development? Using an adapted Delphi method with surveys, focus groups, and member-checking interviews, we hosted the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2022 Engineering Global Development (EGD) Stakeholder Summit. The summit convened industry leaders, innovators, and academics to explore emerging factors impacting the future of global sustainability efforts in engineering. This manuscript synthesizes emerging trends and proposes recommendations for engineering, particularly in the specific focus area of engineering for sustainable development (e.g., ‘humanitarian engineering’, ‘global engineering’). Critical recommendations include the adoption of emerging cultural mindsets, which include: (1) take an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach, (2) consider dynamic and interconnected systems, (3) increase humility and intercultural competence, (4) prioritize diversity and inclusion, (5) increase localization and center community perspectives, (6) challenge the perception that engineering is neutral, and (7) broaden the goals of engineering. Ultimately, this study highlights pathways forward for the broader engineering community to more effectively contribute to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Funder

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/10/7869/pdf

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