Product Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.;People and planet -- Environmental engineers at work -- Early engineers -- Sustainable development -- Meeting the energy challenge -- Designs and prototypes -- Engineering and the environment -- Alternate energy answers -- Waste management -- Safe water -- Design challenge : desalination project -- Preparing for tomorrow -- So you want to be an environmental engineer? Discusses how environmental engineers work to protect the environment through their development.
From the Publisher
Human activities have a huge impact on the Earth. Environmental engineers apply traditional engineering practices to help improve and prevent damage from humans and the waste we create to ecosystems and our environment. Readers will learn about how environmental engineering began, and the many processes environmental engineers apply to find sustainable solutions to problems. Real-life examples help readers understand key concepts related to this important profession.