Designs on development:Engineering, globalization, and social justice

Engineering Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-59

  Nieusma, Dean ^a   Riley, Donna ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriate technology; Engineering for development; Service learning; Social justice

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; CAPACITY BUILDING; CASE STUDY APPROACH; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE; ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT; ECONOMIC MODELS; ENGINEERING COMMUNITY; GLOBAL ECONOMICS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS; NEW MODEL; NICARAGUA; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; POWER IMBALANCE; POWER RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES; PROJECT DECISION; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SERVICE LEARNING; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SRI LANKA; TECHNICAL FUNCTIONALITIES;

DECISION MAKING; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MODELS;

EID: 77950849814     PISSN: 19378629     EISSN: 19408374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19378621003604748     Document Type: Article

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