Lessons amid the Rubble: An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics
Author:   Sarah K.A. Pfatteicher (Five Colleges, Inc.)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:  

9780801897207


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 December 2010
Recommended Age:   From 13
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Sarah K.A. Pfatteicher (Five Colleges, Inc.)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780801897207


ISBN 10:   0801897203
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 December 2010
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: Why? 1. ""A Very Imperfect Process"": Engineering Problem-Solving 2. ""Finding Hope in the Ruins"": A Short History of Engineering Disasters 3. ""A New Era"": The Limits of Engineering Expertise in a Post-9 /11 World 4. ""Safe from Every Possible Event"": How to Strive for the Impossible 5. ""Architectural Terrorism"": Why Moderation Matters 6. ""These Material Things"": Passion and Power in Engineering Conclusion: ""More Time for the Dreaming"": Engineering Curricula for the Twenty-First Century Acknowledgments Notes Recommended Reading Index"

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A valuable addition to the literature and an excellent source for illustrating the shortcomings of conventional engineering problem solving. - John A. Ochsendorf, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


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Author Website:   http://www.engr.wisc.edu/cee/faculty/pfatteicher_sarah.html

Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher is a research professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and an assistant dean in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Author Website:   http://www.engr.wisc.edu/cee/faculty/pfatteicher_sarah.html

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