Engineering, Ethics, and the Environment
- ISBN-10
- 0521589185
- ISBN-13
- 9780521589185
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 314
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- P. Aarne Vesilind, Alastair S. Gunn
Description
This text, first published in 1998, examines the ethical responsibilities of engineers for the environment - of interest to all engineers.
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