What is technology's role in sustainable development?
The world is a fragile place. Recycling is more important than before. Engineers need to now consider how to incorporate environmentally friendly methods in their work: e.g. recycling concrete.
Questions to think about:
What does sustainable development for us here in the UK? What does it mean in other parts of the world?
How can engineering be more environmentally friendly?
How can engineering make life 'better' for communities? What does 'better' mean?
What can we do to change the way companies and engineers work?
You must use Harvard Referencing. Use your class notes and writing books to help you. You can use either direct quotes or paraphrase [summarise in your own words] from the texts.
Step 1:
Reading: EVIDENCE
This is an article debating this question: What is technology's role in sustainable development?
[Scan] Read the article for the main points. Do you agree or disagree with the writer?
Academic Reading Handbook: Engineering and Sustainability: page 40.
This is an engineering report. Engineering for Sustainable Development DO NOT READ IT ALL, it is 52 pages long! But scan the contents page to see if there is any useful information which you can find and then quote.
You may also check the previous reading: Sustainability in the Olympics
Listening: Be a scientist Save the world! An interview with Dr. Ray Johnson, CTO Lockheed Martin
Extra:
Reading and Listening: Recycling without Sorting: Engineers create recycling plant that removes the need to sort
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: Engineering and Technology for International Development: “Engineering for a Better World”
Step 3: Write your comment
All comments should be made using the PEE structure. Point Evidence Explain. You do not need to write Point:/Evidence:/Explain:
Point: Technology is 'green'
Evidence: Research has shown that ..........
Explain: This means that........
Therefore, Engineers must consider using recyclable materials.
You must refer to at least two articles/video in this discussion as your evidence.
Step 4: Respond to another person's comment. State if you agree or disagree, and why.
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The world is a fragile place. Recycling is more important than before. Engineers need to now consider how to incorporate environmentally friendly methods in their work: e.g. recycling concrete.
Questions to think about:
What does sustainable development for us here in the UK? What does it mean in other parts of the world?
How can engineering be more environmentally friendly?
How can engineering make life 'better' for communities? What does 'better' mean?
What can we do to change the way companies and engineers work?
You must use Harvard Referencing. Use your class notes and writing books to help you. You can use either direct quotes or paraphrase [summarise in your own words] from the texts.
Step 1:
Reading: EVIDENCE
This is an article debating this question: What is technology's role in sustainable development?
[Scan] Read the article for the main points. Do you agree or disagree with the writer?
Academic Reading Handbook: Engineering and Sustainability: page 40.
This is an engineering report. Engineering for Sustainable Development DO NOT READ IT ALL, it is 52 pages long! But scan the contents page to see if there is any useful information which you can find and then quote.
You may also check the previous reading: Sustainability in the Olympics
Listening: Be a scientist Save the world! An interview with Dr. Ray Johnson, CTO Lockheed Martin
Extra:
Reading and Listening: Recycling without Sorting: Engineers create recycling plant that removes the need to sort
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: Engineering and Technology for International Development: “Engineering for a Better World”
Step 3: Write your comment
All comments should be made using the PEE structure. Point Evidence Explain. You do not need to write Point:/Evidence:/Explain:
Point: Technology is 'green'
Evidence: Research has shown that ..........
Explain: This means that........
Therefore, Engineers must consider using recyclable materials.
You must refer to at least two articles/video in this discussion as your evidence.
Step 4: Respond to another person's comment. State if you agree or disagree, and why.
Hi,Kiran,it is Edward
ReplyDeleteTechnology does play an important role in sustainable development.
Research has shown that "The creation of the Jubilee River significantly
reduces the risk of flooding to
approximately 5,500 homes and 12,500
people in Maidenhead,Windsor and Eton,
in addition to reducing the risk of
disruption to road and rail networks,
communications and utilities. It flows
from just upstream of Boulter’s Weir in
Maidenhead to just downstream of Eton."(The Royal Academy of Engineering,2005)
Besides, according to Wahl(2012),the Water Energy Hub (WE-Hub) is an initiative design,which is conducted in cooperation with local partners and communities and are socially and financially self-sustainable.
Considering about those technologies, it is suggested that technology help people to createa a sustainable life and give individuals amount of opportunities to maintain the sustainable development.There is no doubt that technology is considerable significant for sustainable development.
Very long quote! What is the page number? I think you need to reduce the quote/ summarise
DeleteHi,I am Jiawei.
ReplyDeletePoint:UNESCO is a sustainable development group.group.
Evidenct:Ulrike Wahl says that sustainable development is "to create links between the people with the ideas, those working on the ground with the local knowledge of how it might work and the financers to back them."
UNESCO helps yound people engineering to sustainable economic and social development and poverty eradication.
Explain:UNESCO is asustainable development group bacause their goals accord with goals of sustainable development.
Remember to give the (date) and page number if you are quoting directly
DeleteReply to Wei:
DeleteI am for of what Wei's saying and want to support the case with activities related to sustainable development which the UNESCO has long been concerned with.
The organization had contribution to the World Summit in the fields of education, science, culture and communication, and on key documents and events such as the UNESCO Medium Term Strategy for 2002-2007 and the World Conference on Culture and Development in Stockholm. ( UNESCO , September 2004 ).
Salah Marhoon
Technology development should not rely on excessively taking advantage of environmental non-renewable energy sources.Ulrike Wahl(2012) has demonstrated that the Water Energy Hub(WE-Hub) supplied electricity and water to the local residents of some region in Kenya via transforming solar to available energy resources.Due to the shortage of drinking water and other energies,the local individuals could survive merely by using technologies based on renewable energy sources,like solar power.AS Roger Booth claimed,the use of commercial energy is equivalent to approximately 9,700 million tonnes of oil annually.It means that the original existing non-renewable energy sources might not meet the demand for sustainable development in our next generation if we would not use up equitably.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ben. But I think to achieve the sustainable development,
Deletewe need the help and money from business people ."In contrast to the anti-industry, anti-profit,
and anti-growth orientation of much early environmentalism, it has become
increasingly clear that business must play a central role in achieving the
goals of sustainable development strategies." This is from "Towards the Sustainable
Corporation: Win-Win-Win
Business Strategies for
Sustainable Development" which written by John Elkington in 1994, at page 91.Because we need enough money to achieve this. Because green energy is too expensive today. We need hlep with each other.
You need to use Harvard Referencing correctly. Read your comment again Wei, check your class notes, and write again!
DeleteAlso, do not start sentences with 'because'
Ben, you need to give a date as well as the author's name
DeleteIn my point of view technology has played significant role in sustainable development. The article shows that a variety of technologies are playing important roles in social development, environmental and economic developments across the globe. An excellent technology- “Trevor Baylis submitted his first patent application for a wind-up radio , the ' empowering people award' is searching for the next generation of affordable technologies that can help some of the world's most vulnerable people to build a better life for themselves. [Online]
ReplyDeleteAvailable: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/what-is-technologys-role-in-sustainable-development/1013519.article [08/22/2012]
However, “the network of contacts is necessary to bring a design to market and the ability to scale up solutions to make them sustainable for the long-term and accessible more widely” [Online]
Available: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/what-is-technologys-role-in-sustainable-development/1013519.article [08/22/2012] is still one of the problems in sustainable development.
As the article said that global leaders came together to devote to using technology and creation to drive effective solutions in sustainable development.
In the future development, science and technology is essential. It can help human beings to improve the quality of life condition and increase the speed of social progress.As mentioned above, the development of science and technology will always be accompanied by some of the problems, how to improve and solve these problems should be the main direction that we focus on.
You don't need to give the website in in-text referencing. You need to do this in the bibliography.
DeleteYou only need: author name (date) reporting verb...'..'(page number)
Technology plays a very important role in sustainable development.
ReplyDeleteResearch has shown that sustainable development is based on technology. Scientists are concentrating on eco-friendly question and the main point of sustainable development is environment-friendly. There are some reasons why high new technology make the sustainable development. Firstly, sustainable development need to be not harmful to environment. Because there is only one earth and people cannot recover it after destroyed. In order of protecting the earth, scientists research on eco-friendly technology such as recycling materials. Secondly, new technology make price lower. In common, new technology bring lower price. For example, new method to make up phone usually cost lower than old method. Because technology make things easier, scientist are interested in technology.
reference: 1. What is Sustainable Development [online] web address: http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/sd.html
2. SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES AND ACTIVITIES [online] web address: http://www.central2013.eu/about-central/priorities/environment/technologies-and-activities/
don't forget you still need to reference in-text. Gi9ve the author and date for any information you have taken froma different source.
DeleteHi, I'm David.
ReplyDeleteTechnology plays a very important role in sustainable development.
The research has shown that communities in remote areas, in Kenya, was limited to use energy and get clean water. The Energy Hub is designed to provide advance technology with utilizing solar to achieve the purpose of supply electicity and water to local people(Wahl,U. 2012).
This can be explained with reasonable reasons that a variety of technology have been come into effect. It is obviously effcient for people to communicate with each other. Meanwhile, it makes contribution to protecting environment and transporting energy in qulckly
Available: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/what-is-technologys-role-in-sustainable-development/1013519.article
[29 Aug 2012]
You do not need to give out of text referencing. However since you have, you need to reference websites correctly! You need to give the website name, page name and date before you give your URL. Check your class notes.
DeleteCheck your grammar. It is a little confusing in places.
Hi Kiran, I am Alvin
ReplyDeleteCertainly technology has been playing the important role in sustainable development. Nowadays we should pay more attention to exploit the reproducible energy such as solar energy. There are many different technologies all over the world using to solving this problem. For example the research shows that in Kenya “The Water Energy Hub (WE-Hub) is an initiative designed to utilize solar technology in order to provide electricity and water for local people. The projects are conducted in cooperation with local partners and communities and are socially and financially self-sustainable.” Ulrike Wahl (13,8,2012)
You only need the last name (date:page number)
Deletewhat is the 13,8 mean? Ulrike Wahl (13,8,2012)
Also this is a long quote. I asked you not to quote, but to summarise in your own words
Engineer play an important role in sustainable development.Richard and Roger have both shown that techno-economic system represent the ability of the planet to susutain us (Richard Dodds ,Roger Venables,2005,p7).It means that the engineer provide the technology to reach the sustainable development
ReplyDeleteby use the material in efficienvy way the reclyed the product. Ulrike has stated that Ulrike Wahl contribute to handle the limited access to energy and clean drinking water in kenya(Ulrike Wahl,2012).Without the work of the engineer the people living in kenya would still live hard.It help the kenya start the sustainable development.therefore Engineer play an important role in sustainable development
Good!
DeleteJust a few notes on academic style:
Only write the surname. If you have two authors write:
(Author 1 and Author 2, date:page number)
If it is three or more:
(Author 1 et al., date:page number)
Technology has undermined sustainability of developments. At first glance, technology seems to be the lifeblood of many aspects of life in various fields. However, if scientists and experts have think twice about it , it would be obviously wrong.
ReplyDeleteMany of today's disaster's had come due to technology. Take global warming as an example , one of the main causes to this problem is greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere through the industrial revolution which is made by human activities for centuries.
professors Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow said: " The finding counters the common argument that a major new technology needs to be developed before greenhouse gasses can be controlled". ( Princeton University , Aug 2004).
Besides that ,the economic crisis which has been viewed entirely in financial terms , however a research has shown that advancing technology is likely to result in structural unemployment. Also, globalization gets much of the blame for the plight of average workers. (Fed Chairman Bernanke’s speech , April 2010 ).
Salah Marhoon
You don't need the full names. The last name is fine. After the quote, before the full stop you need to write the (year:page number)
Delete(Fed Chairman Bernanke’s speech , April 2010 ).
(last name, year: page number)
Technolgy play an important role of the suistainable. From the industry revelotion, the enviroment had been destored for example the pullotion of the global warming.In recent year, the technology is making effort to let it the enviroment better.
ReplyDelete“civil engineer—jubilee” (Roger, 2005, p.12)show that the flood of this river.A new channel had been built for solve this problem actulary this channel consider about the geography and also the agriculture.The suistainable means also friendly to the human and the wildlife.because the change of the channel effect the plant and animal's habitat here，however the new technology can consider with the model to coculate the future it will be.
reference
Roger venables,2006. civil engineer—jubilee.