Advancing Sustainable Development: Emerging Factors and Futures for the Engineering Field

Burleson, G; Lajoie, J; Mabey, C; Sours, P; Ventrella, J; Peiffer, E; Stine, E; Stettler Kleine, M; MacDonald, L; Austin-Breneman, J; Javernick-Will, A; Winter, A; Lucena, J; Knight, D; Daniel, S; Thomas, E; Mattson, C; Aranda, I

Advancing Sustainable Development: Emerging Factors and Futures for the Engineering Field

Burleson, G Lajoie, J Mabey, C Sours, P Ventrella, J Peiffer, E Stine, E Stettler Kleine, M MacDonald, L Austin-Breneman, J Javernick-Will, A Winter, A Lucena, J Knight, D Daniel, S

Thomas, E Mattson, C Aranda, I

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dc.contributor.author	Burleson, G
dc.contributor.author	Lajoie, J
dc.contributor.author	Mabey, C
dc.contributor.author	Sours, P
dc.contributor.author	Ventrella, J
dc.contributor.author	Peiffer, E
dc.contributor.author	Stine, E
dc.contributor.author	Stettler Kleine, M
dc.contributor.author	MacDonald, L
dc.contributor.author	Austin-Breneman, J
dc.contributor.author	Javernick-Will, A
dc.contributor.author	Winter, A
dc.contributor.author	Lucena, J
dc.contributor.author	Knight, D
dc.contributor.author	Daniel, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7528-9713
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, E
dc.contributor.author	Mattson, C
dc.contributor.author	Aranda, I
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-22T08:33:44Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-22T08:33:44Z
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainability, 15, (10), pp. 7869
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/170399
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>This study set out to identify emerging trends in advancing engineering for sustainable development, supporting the engineering workforce to address wicked problems, and strengthening pathways between engineering education, industry, and policy. The following question guided this work: What are the emerging factors impacting the future of global sustainability efforts within engineering, and how can these be amplified to increase the impact of engineering for sustainable development? Using an adapted Delphi method with surveys, focus groups, and member-checking interviews, we hosted the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2022 Engineering Global Development (EGD) Stakeholder Summit. The summit convened industry leaders, innovators, and academics to explore emerging factors impacting the future of global sustainability efforts in engineering. This manuscript synthesizes emerging trends and proposes recommendations for engineering, particularly in the specific focus area of engineering for sustainable development (e.g., ‘humanitarian engineering’, ‘global engineering’). Critical recommendations include the adoption of emerging cultural mindsets, which include: (1) take an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach, (2) consider dynamic and interconnected systems, (3) increase humility and intercultural competence, (4) prioritize diversity and inclusion, (5) increase localization and center community perspectives, (6) challenge the perception that engineering is neutral, and (7) broaden the goals of engineering. Ultimately, this study highlights pathways forward for the broader engineering community to more effectively contribute to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/su15107869
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design
dc.title	Advancing Sustainable Development: Emerging Factors and Futures for the Engineering Field
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	15
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Professional Practice and Leadership
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-05-22T08:33:40Z
pubs.issue	10
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	15
utslib.citation.issue	10

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This study set out to identify emerging trends in advancing engineering for sustainable development, supporting the engineering workforce to address wicked problems, and strengthening pathways between engineering education, industry, and policy. The following question guided this work: What are the emerging factors impacting the future of global sustainability efforts within engineering, and how can these be amplified to increase the impact of engineering for sustainable development? Using an adapted Delphi method with surveys, focus groups, and member-checking interviews, we hosted the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2022 Engineering Global Development (EGD) Stakeholder Summit. The summit convened industry leaders, innovators, and academics to explore emerging factors impacting the future of global sustainability efforts in engineering. This manuscript synthesizes emerging trends and proposes recommendations for engineering, particularly in the specific focus area of engineering for sustainable development (e.g., ‘humanitarian engineering’, ‘global engineering’). Critical recommendations include the adoption of emerging cultural mindsets, which include: (1) take an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach, (2) consider dynamic and interconnected systems, (3) increase humility and intercultural competence, (4) prioritize diversity and inclusion, (5) increase localization and center community perspectives, (6) challenge the perception that engineering is neutral, and (7) broaden the goals of engineering. Ultimately, this study highlights pathways forward for the broader engineering community to more effectively contribute to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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