The Decision Makers: Ethics for Engineers

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-7277-2598-1
Verlag: Institution of Civil Engineers

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 460 g

This book examines the problems involved in making engineering decisions that affect the quality of life of large numbers of people worldwide and presents the individual, family, community and global contexts within which the engineer has to make such decisions. Engineering ethics are examined in this context - decisions are not reactive, but involve concepts of duty and responsibility. Engineers need to understand the decisions that they are required to make, and which decisions are likely to produce the most favourable results in the short and longer terms.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Armstrong, James

Dixon, Ross

Robinson, Simon

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Bauindustrie, Baugewerbe
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The ethical field
General principles
The professions
Major ethical issues
Case studies
The project ethical audit
Summary of ethical audit procedure
Education
Future factors
Appendix 1: Case study: Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands