Sustainable Development: Challenges and Assessment in Civil Engineering
暫譯: 可持續發展：土木工程中的挑戰與評估
Younger, Scott, Cook, Jasper
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商品描述
This compelling collection of insights from seasoned civil engineering professionals sheds light on the crucial aspects of sustainable development through the unique perspective of those who help build our world.
The narrative begins by placing sustainable development in its rich historical context, examining how past events have shaped our current development trajectory and exploring potential paths forward within the framework of the 17 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. This book emphasises the devastating impact of emissions from unchecked development while highlighting the absence of effective worldwide mitigation strategies. It offers unconventional perspectives that may challenge conventional thinking--the views expressed are occasionally controversial, sometimes unconventional, and at times deliberately provocative.
While not designed as a traditional textbook or formal guide, this comprehensive volume serves as an invaluable resource and reference for development professionals and graduate civil engineers passionate about sustainable development. Its accessible yet authoritative approach makes complex concepts understandable without sacrificing depth or nuance.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本引人入勝的專業見解集結了資深土木工程專家的觀點，揭示了可持續發展的關鍵面向，透過那些幫助建設我們世界的人的獨特視角。
敘述開始時將可持續發展置於其豐富的歷史背景中，檢視過去事件如何塑造我們當前的發展軌跡，並在聯合國17項可持續發展目標的框架內探索未來的潛在路徑。本書強調了不受控制的發展所造成的排放對環境的毀滅性影響，同時突顯了全球缺乏有效的減緩策略。它提供了非傳統的觀點，可能會挑戰傳統思維——所表達的觀點有時具爭議性，有時不拘一格，並且有時故意挑釁。
雖然本書並非設計為傳統教科書或正式指南，但這本全面的著作對於熱衷於可持續發展的發展專業人士和研究生土木工程師來說，都是一個無價的資源和參考。其可接觸但又具權威性的方式，使複雜的概念變得易於理解，而不犧牲深度或細微差別。
作者簡介
J.S. Younger, OBE, is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 60 years of experience as a professional civil/geotechnical engineer, academic, consultant and strategic advisor. He served as a Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at Strathclyde University for 7 years, followed by his association with WB, ADB, UNDP on infrastructure and academic projects in Southeast and South Asia for more than 40 years.
J.R. Cook is a Chartered Geologist with over 50 years of experience as an engineering geologist/geotechnical engineer specializing in construction materials, geohazard and risk assessment, climate resilient infrastructure development, research management and knowledge transfer programmes. He has spent over 35 years on infrastructure development programmes with UKAID-DFID, Transport Research Laboratory (UK), World Bank and Asian Development Bank in Africa and Asia. He was also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
J.S. Younger，OBE，是一位特許土木工程師，擁有超過60年的專業土木/岩土工程師、學術、顧問及戰略顧問經驗。他在斯特拉斯克萊德大學擔任岩土工程講師7年，隨後在東南亞和南亞的基礎設施及學術項目中與WB、ADB、UNDP合作超過40年。
J.R. Cook是一位特許地質學家，擁有超過50年的工程地質學/岩土工程師經驗，專注於建築材料、地質災害及風險評估、氣候韌性基礎設施發展、研究管理及知識轉移計劃。他在UKAID-DFID、英國交通研究實驗室、世界銀行及亞洲開發銀行的基礎設施發展計劃中工作超過35年。他還曾擔任斯特拉斯克萊德大學土木工程系的訪問高級研究員。
