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S2Residents of the northern forest lands of New England rely heavily on the natural resources of the region for their economic welfare and outdoor recreation opportunities. For many decades, the relationship between large landholders and the citizens of this region has remained stable. However, recent events portend drastic changes in ownership of large tracts of forest land. For area residents, this change may signal changes in their access to land-based economic and recreational opportunities which they have traditionally enjoyed. A telephone survey of residents in the five-county region of northern Vermont and New Hampshire was conducted to determine resident attitudes and resource use pa...
Humanitarian Engineering reviews the development of engineering as a distinct profession and of the humanitarian movement as a special socio-political practice. Having noted that the two developments were situated in the same geographical and historical space -- that is, in Europe and North America beginning in the 1700s -- the book argues for a mutual influence and synthesis that has previously been lacking. In this spirit, the first of two central chapters describes humanitarian engineering as the artful drawing on science to direct the resources of nature with active compassion to meet the basic needs of all -- especially the powerless, poor, or otherwise marginalized. A second central chapter then considers strategies for education in humanitarian engineering so conceived. Two final chapters consider challenges and implications. Table of Contents: Engineering / Humanitarianism / Humanitarian Engineering / Humanitarian Engineering Education / Challenges / Conclusion: Humanizing Technology
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