Engineering Environment and SocietyNew Age International, 1998 - 166 pages Engineering Environment And Society Is The Subject Taught At Section A Of The Amie Curriculum. This Book Is Prepared In Accordance To The Syllabus Prescribed By The Institution Of Engineers, Calcutta. The Students While Clearing This Paper Engineering Environment And Society Could Find Themselves Fully Equipped With The Essential National Policies, The Necessities Of Our Society, The Magnitude Of Our Problems. The Current Concern Of The Work Is To Protect The Environment From Pollutions. A Chapter On Environment Is Included To Give Insight Into The Problem Faced By The Society. |
Contents
Social Structures and Dynamics 121 | 1 |
Development Processes 2242 | 22 |
Historical Perspectives 4360 | 43 |
Technology Assessment and Transfer 6180 | 61 |
Engineer in Society 8199 | 81 |
Ecosystems and Human Intervention 100116 | 100 |
Environmental Degradation and Control 117138 | 117 |
Cultural Heritage and Values 139152 | 139 |
Abbreviation 153158 | 153 |
Common terms and phrases
activities agriculture ahimsa air pollution animals atmosphere Auguste Comte become biogas biosphere capital carbondioxide caste system cause chemical chemical compounds coal conflict created developing countries development process earth eco system economic development economic progress effective efficiency engineers environment environmental essential facilities factors Five Year Plan government of India groups growth Hindu human resources imported technology income distribution increase Indian culture Indian society indigenous technology industrialisation input institutions isocost isoquant labour intensive land living manpower manufacture Muslim national income needs nuclear optimum organisation output plants population problems production programme psychological contract public system raw materials religion religious role science and technology Scientific Policy Resolution sector social system social values sociology soil solid wastes sources of energy Standardisation stratification technical Technology Policy Statement technology transfer transport unity utilisation various water pollution welfare women workers