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Engineering Sustainable Life on Earth John F. Coplin

Engineering Sustainable Life on Earth By John F. Coplin

Engineering Sustainable Life on Earth by John F. Coplin


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Engineering Sustainable Life on Earth: Alleviating Adverse Climate Change Through Better Design by John F. Coplin

Climate scientists have clarified the main causes of climate change, and the tight timescale within which humans must change behaviour, and implement effective solutions, wherever they are needed across the world. This book uncovers many of the powerful actions and uses them effectively to achieve sustainable human life, of improved quality, in a way that is affordable out of earned income for all humans, wherever they live.

The ultimate solution to climate change lies not just in doing and consuming less but does instead entirely revolve around our ability to out innovate the problem. John F. Coplin, CBE, FREng, FCGI, has had a long and distinguished career in engineering and has operated and advised at all levels from heads of state, company chairs, engineering directors, government advisory boards, and on the shop floor. He is perfectly placed to take a wide-ranging approach, applying modern design and innovative engineering at a systemic level in order to provide novel approaches that will have far-reaching impact on reversing humankind's impact on this planet. His projections and solutions are based on facts, reasonable calculations, and science learnt from nature. Unafraid to challenge current thinking, John looks at solutions across multiple sectors, including aviation, cars and domestic local transport, clean and renewable energy, food and agriculture, and housing and communities, and describes the particular potential of hydrogen as fuel.

The book is written in a language for all. It is small enough to be used is a practical guide to where some of the most useful improvements are to be found and as a way to start important conversations.

About John F. Coplin

John F. Coplin, aeronautical engineer, chief designer of Rolls-Royce's RB211 aeroengine. During the 1990s, he was UK science and technology advisor to the Indonesian President. Previously a visiting professor on engineering design to Oxford University and Imperial College and Associate Fellow in Design Engineering at the University of Warwick.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Part I: The Big Reset
1. Engineering Extinction?
2. Why Design Engineering?
3. How Did We Get Here? The Legacy of the Industrial Revolution
4. The Technology Revolution
Part II: Clean Energy
5. Energy Storage Systems
6. Renewables
7. (Decentralised) Nuclear Power
8. Building a Clean Grid
Part III: Transport
9. Cars
10. Commercial Aviation
Part IV: Food and Agriculture
11. Food
12. Farming and Agriculture
Part V: Homes and Housing
13. Urbanisation vs Dispersed Communities
Part VI: Unheeded Warnings and Critical Actions
14. Unheeded Warnings
15. Critical Actions
Acknowledgements

Additional information

NGR9781032044965
9781032044965
1032044969
Engineering Sustainable Life on Earth: Alleviating Adverse Climate Change Through Better Design by John F. Coplin
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
20210930
188
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