Engineering Management for a Sustainable Future: An Annotated Bibliography

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ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Introduction
Engineers play a very crucial role in the development of infrastructures in various parts of the
world. Usually, Engineers are perceived as problem solvers who apply their experience and
knowledge to construct projects which meet human requirements at the same time cleaning up
environmental problems (Kauffman, 2015, p. 428). They are known to work on a wide range of
issues and projects, and due to that, engineers can give a very important impact on the progress
towards sustainable development.
The concept of suitable development was first suggested by the world commission of
Environmental in 1987 during the annual meeting of the commission which was made up of 23
members who were from 22 different countries. The commission was created by the UN in
order to study the conflicts which were arising due to environmental challenges and the needs
of the less developed world. To the field of Civil engineering, a sustainable system refers to the
system which is either in balanced or one which changes at a very slow rate. The idea of
sustainability is well shown by the natural ecosystems, that are made up of closed loops that
change at very slow rates (Roland Gareis, 2013, p. 296). For instance, in the cycle of food
animals and plants. Plants survive in the existence of moisture, nutrients and sunlight and are
then eaten by the herbivores and insects that usually, in turn, are eaten by consecutively larger
animals. The subsequent wastes from the larger animals refill the nutrients which permit plants
to produce and the series to start again.
Engineers can greatly contribute to the sustainable development along the entire chain of
production and modern consumption through the following ways;

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 Developing and extracting natural resources
 Modifying and processing resources
 Building and designing of transportation infrastructure
 Reusing and recovering resources
 Producing and distributing energy
The number of engineers currently in the world is as many as any other professional. There are
different kinds of engineers such as civil, mechanical, environmental, electrical, industrial,
mining, petroleum and computer engineers. Civil engineers specifically are involved with two
kinds of projects i.e.
 They design and construct projects which meet human needs
 They are engaged in solving environmental problems such as constructing waste
treatment facilities, cleaning up and restoring polluted sites and recycling resources.
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2.1 Köhler, M. A., 2014. Sustainability in Project Management. 3RD ed. London: Gower
Publishing, Ltd.
In the field of project management sustainability answers the question close to the entire concept
of sustainability in engineering management and offers valued direction and insights.
Sustainability relates to the multiple environmental, economic, perspectives and social but also
the duty and accountability and values regarding fairness, ethics and equality. The author of this
article will motivate the civil engineers to be aware of this considerations and at the same time to
apply them to the role they play in managing civil projects. The article clearly suggests ways
through which it can be made possible to achieve effective, sustainable engineering management
by not just 'doing things right' but 'doing the right things right'.
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Zawawi, N. A. W. A., 2014. Engineering Challenges for Sustainable Future: Proceedings of the
3rd International Conference on Civil, Offshore and Environmental Engineering. 5th ed.
London: CRC Press.
The engineering problems for the sustainable future have the papers which were offered at
the third internal conference on the civil, environmental and offshore engineering. The
conference usually deals with the environmental, offshore and civil engineering fields, in
addressing the topics below.
 Geo-informatics
 Structures
 Materials
 Project management
 Construction management
2.3 Roland Gareis, 2013. Project Management and Sustainable Development Principles. 3rd ed.
London: Project Management Institute.
This journal address the idea of project management and the concept of sustainable
development principal which provides civil engineers with all the tools and knowledge which
they need in order to fully understand the concept of effective sustainable management.
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Machado, C., 2016. Management for Sustainable Development. 4th ed. London: River
Publishers,
This journal covers the issues which are directly related to the concept of management for
sustainable development in a context where civil engineers are regularly facing many
challenges for what concerns the intends related to the re-use, waste reduction, recycling, low
cost , add value and time production, The sustainable concept does not only refer to the