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Climate Action
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Hypothetical Case,
Open-Ended Scenario
This case is an excerpt from Riley, D. (2012). Engineering Thermodynamics and 21st Century Energy Problems: A Textbook Companion for Student Engagement. San Rafael, CA: Morgan and Claypool.
It challenges students to move between a “big picture” contextual perspective and the focused, sometimes narrow world of engineering thought.
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Copenhagen
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Historical Case
This module is an excerpt from Riley, D. (2012). Engineering Thermodynamics and 21st Century Energy Problems: A Textbook Companion for Student Engagement. San Rafael, CA: Morgan and Claypool. It asks students to examine the Copanehagen Climate Summit of 2009.
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Risk, Tradeoffs, and Informed Consent: "The Hundred-Year Flood"
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Numerical Case
An oil refining company considers building a refinery on a flood plain. Periodic huge floods raise issues regarding whether worker housing should be built there and, if so, what types of housing would be most appropriate, according to numerical calculations of the frequency of severe flooding and of damages. Suitable for courses in construction, project management, engineering economics, and general engineering introductory, levels 1-4.