TY - CHAP
T1 - Engineers and the Project of Development
T2 - A Historical Review of Critical Events and Concepts
AU - Lucena, Juan
AU - Leydens, Jon A.
AU - Schneider, Jen
AU - Temple, Samantha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This chapter begins with a reflection on the language and terms used within the project of development. It reminds students to be thoughtful and critical of terms and to always think about the influence our words can have on others. Next, the chapter traces episodes of the history of engineers’ involvement in development, from 18th century colonial development to today. As you travel through the chapter, take the time to pause and answer the critical questions and exercises posed along the way. These are intended to elicit reflection on how much the history of engineers’ involvement with development projects might continue to shape the ways in which you engage community development or humanitarian engineering today.
AB - This chapter begins with a reflection on the language and terms used within the project of development. It reminds students to be thoughtful and critical of terms and to always think about the influence our words can have on others. Next, the chapter traces episodes of the history of engineers’ involvement in development, from 18th century colonial development to today. As you travel through the chapter, take the time to pause and answer the critical questions and exercises posed along the way. These are intended to elicit reflection on how much the history of engineers’ involvement with development projects might continue to shape the ways in which you engage community development or humanitarian engineering today.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85182844416&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-48524-4_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-48524-4_2
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85182844416
T3 - Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, and Society
SP - 11
EP - 45
BT - Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, and Society
ER -