Document Details

Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Engineering Thinking on Exploring the Future
التفكيرالهندسي في استشراف المستقبل
 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : This is a preliminary attempt to study engineering thinking on (and the role played by engineering and engineers in) probing, investigating and looking into the future of mankind. We review the concept of a paradigm, which was initially introduced to explain the phenomenon of scientific revolutions, and later generalized to study the changes and transformations that human groups and activities undergo. We study the contemporary paradigm of engineering work through (a) our description of the Engineering Method, which is used in solving engineering problems in general, and in engineering design, in particular, and (b) our classification of engineering problems, and of various approaches for handling them. We explore features of the future paradigm of engineering work through an overview of the forces pushing towards its creation, namely through a presentation of the characteristics of sustainable development, the requirements of industrial ecology, the principles of ecological engineering, the principles of green engineering and the Precautionary Principle. 
ISSN : 1319-1047 
Journal Name : Engineering Sciences Journal 
Volume : 20 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1430 AH
2009 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Tuesday, February 2, 2010 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
علي محمد علي رشديRushdi, Ali Muhammad AliResearcherMasterarushdi@kau.edu.sa

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