Engineering for Peace and Diplomacy

A sustainable world must be a peaceful world, or it will not be. Engineers in the twenty-first century need to be more than providers of technical solutions, they also need to play an active role in peacebuilding efforts and contribute to diplomacy. This paper discusses the importance of developing...

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Main Author:	Bernard Amadei
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	peacebuilding positive peace engineering development diplomacy systems
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/20/5646

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spelling	doaj-39b0507eb3bf41d9b6403ff732d6cdb62020-11-25T02:33:26ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502019-10-011120564610.3390/su11205646su11205646Engineering for Peace and DiplomacyBernard Amadei0Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USAA sustainable world must be a peaceful world, or it will not be. Engineers in the twenty-first century need to be more than providers of technical solutions, they also need to play an active role in peacebuilding efforts and contribute to diplomacy. This paper discusses the importance of developing peace engineering programs to educate global engineers with the attitudes, hard and soft skills, and knowledge necessary to work in the complex and challenging context of human development in their lifetime. There is an urgent need to develop an international community of practice in peace engineering and engineering diplomacy. The engineering profession must contribute to a culture of peace and take the lead in developing a peace-industrial complex.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/20/5646peacebuildingpositive peaceengineeringdevelopmentdiplomacysystems
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description	A sustainable world must be a peaceful world, or it will not be. Engineers in the twenty-first century need to be more than providers of technical solutions, they also need to play an active role in peacebuilding efforts and contribute to diplomacy. This paper discusses the importance of developing peace engineering programs to educate global engineers with the attitudes, hard and soft skills, and knowledge necessary to work in the complex and challenging context of human development in their lifetime. There is an urgent need to develop an international community of practice in peace engineering and engineering diplomacy. The engineering profession must contribute to a culture of peace and take the lead in developing a peace-industrial complex.
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Engineering for Peace and Diplomacy

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