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Humanitarian Engineering: Fundamentals, Exercises, and Application
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Foreword
Professor Saurabh Sinha
About the Editor
Contributors
Dr Bryann Avendaño-Uribe; Dr Ricardo Bello-Mendoza; Dr Fabio Silveira; Dr Andrés Valencia; Dr Nick Brown; Dr Russell Taylor; Professor Saurabh Sinha; Professor Juan Lucena; Dr Daniel Sweeney; Tamara Clarke; and Namwaya Emilly
Introduction
Why this book?
Who is this book for?
Acknowledgements
He Mihi
Chapter 1. Humanitarian Engineering behaviour and mindset: A socio-technical systems thinking approach
Dr Nick Brown and Dr Bryann Avendaño-Uribe
Chapter 2. Community-Driven Solutions: Participatory Approaches to Engineering
Dr Bryann Avendaño-Uribe
Chapter 3. Engineering for Dignity: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Field Exercise
Dr Bryann Avendaño-Uribe and Dr Ricardo Bello-Mendoza
Chapter 4. Emergency Simulation: Humanitarian Engineering Field Exercise
Dr Bryann Avendaño-Uribe and Dr Fabio Silveira
Chapter 5. Case Study on Risk: Fires in Informal Settlements
Dr Andrés Valencia and Dr Bryann Avendaño-Uribe
Chapter 6. Case Study on Cultural Awareness: Lessons from Humanitarian Innovation
Dr Bryann Avendaño-Uribe and Dr Russell Taylor
Letter from a Humanitarian Engineering Scholar
Professor Juan Lucena
Letter from a former Humanitarian Engineering Student
Tamara Clarke
Letter from a Humanitarian Engineering entrepreneur
Dr Daniel Sweeney
Letter from a Humanitarian Engineering Practitioner
Namwaya Emilly
Appendices
Glossary
Review Statement
Attribution
Versioning History
Back Cover
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