Engineering the Future for Sustainability

Engineering the Future for Sustainability

Measuring and Communicating Our Progress: Proceedings of a Forum

  • Author: Olson, Steve
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309725330
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2024
  • Month: December
  • Pages: 43
  • Language: English

The theme of the 2023 annual meeting of the National Academy of Engineering, which was held in Washington, DC, on October 1-2, was "Engineering the Future for Sustainability." A highlight of the meeting was a plenary presentation entitled "Sustainability: The Defining Challenge and Opportunity of the 21st Century", which explored the vital contributions of engineers in the movement toward sustainability. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the plenary.

  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1 Engineering the Future for Sustainability
  • 2 Honing the Message
  • Appendix A: Forum Agenda
  • Appendix B: Panelists’ Biographies

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