Humanitarian engineering

Humanitarian engineering is research and design to directly improve the well-being of poor, marginalized, or under-served communities, which often lack the means to address pressing problems.

Definition

The Humanitarian Engineering Center at the Ohio State University states that “Humanitarian engineering is the creation of technologies that help people” while the University of Warwick states that “Humanitarian Engineering is defined as the use of science and engineering to invent, create, design, develop, or improve technologies which promote the well-being of communities which are facing grand humanitarian challenges (fast growing populations, poor, disaster-hit, marginalised, or under-served communities)”[1]. Humanitarian engineering is also called charity engineering, relief engineering and poor people engineering.

goals

The most important goals for humanitarian engineering - fresh air and dealing hot or cold weather - clean water - integrated food - clothes - medicine - education - home

free software which can be used for design

- LibreCAD - FreeCAD - Fritzing - Code::Blocks - LibreOffice Draw - LibreOffice Calc - PyCAM - Modelica Language free apps (e.g. OpenModelica)

Training and Education in Humanitarian Engineering

Training for one who participates in humanitarian engineering incorporates history, politics, economics, sociology, language, as well as rigorous engineering basics. Several universities in the United States focus efforts on Humanitarian Engineering: Penn State University integrates engineering design and research with a strong social entrepreneurship thrust.[2] Colorado School of Mines as well as the Missouri University of Science & Technology offer Humanitarian Engineering as a minor. The Ohio State University, which also offers a minor in the field, has many local and international service projects, courses, and research in Humanitarian Engineering.[3] Arizona State University offers a 3-course humanitarian engineering/entrepreneurship capstone as a part of the GlobalResolve program.[4]

Educational Programs

Journals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Humanitarian Engineering (with Management) - MSc". University of Warwick. University of Wawick. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship @ Penn State University". Engr.psu.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  3. ↑ https://osuhe.engineering.osu.edu Humanitarian Engineering Center
  4. ↑ "Home | Global Resolve". Globalresolve.asu.edu. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2013-01-04.

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