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Handbook of Engineering Systems Design by Anja Maier, Josef Oehmen, Pieter E. Vermaas is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Handbook of Engineering Systems Design about?

This handbook charts the new engineering paradigm of engineering systems. It brings together contributions from leading thinkers in the field and discusses the design, management and enabling policy of engineering systems. It contains explorations of core themes including technical and (socio-) organisational complexity, human behaviour and uncertainty. The text includes chapters on the education of future engineers, the way in which interventions can be designed, and presents a look to the future. This book follows the emergence of engineering systems, a new engineering paradigm that will help solve truly global challenges. This global approach is characterised by complex sociotechnical systems that are now co-dependent and highly integrated both functionally and technically as well as by a realisation that we all share the same: climate, natural resources, a highly integrated economical system and a responsibility for global sustainability goals. The new paradigm and approach requires the (re)designing of engineering systems that take into account the shifting dynamics of human behaviour, the influence of global stakeholders, and the need for system integration. The text is a re

Who reads Handbook of Engineering Systems Design?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Anja Maier, Josef Oehmen, Pieter E. Vermaas
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG; MOXIC; Springer
Published
2022
Language
EN
ISBN
9783030811587
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Engineering, Psychology, Sociology

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