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Earth Systems
Engineering
ESE is a multidisciplinary (engineering, science, social science, and governance)
process of solution development that takes a holistic view
of natural and human system interactions. The goal of ESE
is to better understand complex, nonlinear systems of
global importance and to develop the tools necessary to
implement that understanding." (NAE Workshop on ESE,
October 2000).The ESE Initiative here in the College of Engineering and
Applied Science at CU-Boulder recognizes that the best
overall decisions to many of the problems that humanity is
facing today are not always the best technical ones. ESE
paves the way towards reaching a sustainable global system
for planet earth by providing holistic and comprehensive
tools.
Our initiative acknowledges
the five main characteristics of industrial ecology by
addressing the interaction between natural and non-natural
systems and how such interaction can be integrated in
engineering education (undergraduate and graduate),
practice, and research.
Engineering for Developing Communities - a
subset of Earth Systems Engineering
The Engineering for Developing Communities (EDC) program is a new educational, research, and outreach program
that fits under the Earth Systems Engineering (ESE) initiative in the
College of
Engineering and Applied Science at the
University of Colorado at Boulder.
The Engineering for Developing Communities (EDC) program
educates globally responsible engineering students and
professionals who can offer sustainable and appropriate
solutions to the endemic problems faced by developing
communities worldwide. For more information about EDC, please
visit the
EDC website.
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