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This book covers practical and philosophical aspects of Engineering, paying special attention to the social impacts of emerging technologies. Some fundamentals of philosophy of technology are introduced followed by social, economic, and environmental discussion and implications in different disciplines. Each chapter provides insights on the responsibilities involved in the design of engineering projects. The examples presented combine concepts about the impacts of Engineering in society at the same time that incorporates new technological models, yielding an innovative approach about the topics.



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1 Introduction and discussion of a new syllabus in Engineering courses2 Philosophy in Engineering3 Design norms4 Engineering and social welfare5 Dynamic Systems applied to social modelling6 Legal Aspects of Engineering7 Sustainability8 Stability9 Metrics of performance10 Renewable sources11 Control12 Statistic13 Economy14 Telecommunications15 Optimization16 Electric Vehicles and storage17 Dams

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    A Hardback by Antonio Carlos Zambroni de Souza, Maarten J. Verkerk, Paulo Fernando Ribeiro

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      Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
      Publication Date: 16/01/2022
      ISBN13: 9783030880156, 978-3030880156
      ISBN10: 303088015X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book covers practical and philosophical aspects of Engineering, paying special attention to the social impacts of emerging technologies. Some fundamentals of philosophy of technology are introduced followed by social, economic, and environmental discussion and implications in different disciplines. Each chapter provides insights on the responsibilities involved in the design of engineering projects. The examples presented combine concepts about the impacts of Engineering in society at the same time that incorporates new technological models, yielding an innovative approach about the topics.



      Table of Contents
      1 Introduction and discussion of a new syllabus in Engineering courses2 Philosophy in Engineering3 Design norms4 Engineering and social welfare5 Dynamic Systems applied to social modelling6 Legal Aspects of Engineering7 Sustainability8 Stability9 Metrics of performance10 Renewable sources11 Control12 Statistic13 Economy14 Telecommunications15 Optimization16 Electric Vehicles and storage17 Dams

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