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Climate Change Education: Goals, Audiences, and Strategies: A Workshop Summary
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This report is a summary of the discussions and presentations from the first of two worships convened by the Climate Change Education Roundtable (held October 21 and 22, 2010). The Roundtable was created by the Board on Science Education of the National Research Council (NRC) to support and strengthen climate change education initiatives. This report focuses on two primary topics: public understanding and decision maker support. It should be viewed as an initial step in examining the research on climate change and applying it in specific policy circumstances.
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UNESCO Report - Engineering: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for Development
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h is is the fi rst UNESCO report on engineering, and indeed the fi rst report on engineering at the international level. With a focus
on development, the Report has been produced in response to calls to address what was perceived as a particular need and
serious gap in the literature. h e Report has been developed by UNESCO, the intergovernmental organization responsible for
science, including engineering, in conjunction with individual engineers and the main international engineering organizations: the
World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological
Sciences (CAETS) and the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC).
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Embedding sustainability in higher education through interaction with lectureres: Case studies from three european technical universities
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In this paper, three universities compare their work on the integration of sustainable development into their educational programmes. The purpose is to show examples of how this can be done and to illustrate important generalised success factors.
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Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report
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This report was released in September 2011. It looks in-depth at the challenges facing the Commonwealth due to climate change, including significant information on engineered systems within Massachusetts.
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Climate engineering: Technical status, future directions, and potential responses
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A report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering. The GAO reviewed the peer-reviewed scientific literature and government reports, consulted experts with a wide variety of backgrounds and viewpoints, and surveyed 1,006 adults across the United States in order to assess climate engineering technologies, focusing on their technical status, future directions for research on them, and potential responses.
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Communicating the Science of Climate Change
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This article by Richard C.J. Somerville and Susan Joy Hassol appeared in Physics Today. It discusses how scientists might communicate more effectively with the general public.
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Geoengineering for Decision Makers
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A report of the Science and Technology Innovation Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, authored by Robert L. Olson, November 2011. Identifies many of the ethical and social implications of the geoengineering research along with implications for future policy decisions.
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Benchmarking Sustainable Engineering Education: Final Report
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This report describes a project which identified and eveluated accredited engineering programs at US institutions that incorporate sustainability concepts into engineering curricula.
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The 2010 Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force
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This report identifies freshwater resources planning as a priority. The National Action Plan provides an overview of the challenges that a changing climate presents for the management of the Nation’s freshwater resources and describes actions that Federal agencies propose to take in response to these challenges.
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The relationship among systems engineers' capacity for engineering systems thinking, project types, and project success
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This article by Moti Frank, Arik Sadeh, Sharon Ashkenasi from the July 2011 Project Management Journal describes how an engineer's capacity for engineering systems thinking can be correlated to success in engineering projects.
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The Complexities of Transforming Engineering Higher Education
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This report authored by Ann F. McKenna on the Forum on Characterizing the Impact and Diffusion of Transformative Engineering Education Innovations describes participant discussion on the following questions:
What is the system in which transformative change must occur?
What are the goals, priorities and expected time frame for educational transformation?
How does engineering education change occur?
What research is needed to understand pathways for transformation within engineering education?
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Promoting Evidence-Based Change in Undergraduate Science Education
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This paper by Ann E. Austin was commissioned by the National Academies National Research Council Board on Science Education in March of 2011. It was part of a meeting on the Status, Contributions, and Future Direction of Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER).
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Response to "Promoting Evidence]Based Change in Undergraduate Science Education"
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Karl A. Smith's response to the comissioned paper by Ann E. Austin, March 1, 2011.
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Climate Change and Infrastructure Engineering: Moving Towards a New Curriculum
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The Climate Change Education for Infrastructure Engineers project, funded by Infrastructure Canada through its Knowledge-building, Outreach and Awareness Program (KOA), brought together Canadian Standards Association (CSA) staff and volunteer technical experts. The project team conducted an assessment that led to recommendations on the content, approach, and delivery methods to expand engineering knowledge and awareness of issues pertaining to climate change and civil infrastructure. The project findings and recommendations have been compiled into a report. Use this link to download the report from the CSA website.