Another Grand Challenge: Diversity in Environmental Engineering

被引:10
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作者
Blaney, Lee [1 ]
Perlinger, Judith A. [2 ]
Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon L. [3 ]
Kandiah, Ramanitharan [4 ]
Ducoste, Joel J. [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland Baltimore Cty, Dept Chem Biochem & Environm Engn, 1000 Hilltop Circle,ECS 314, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA
[2] Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
[3] Univ Nebraska, Dept Civil Engn, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA
[4] Cent State Univ, Int Ctr Water Resources Management, Wilberforce, OH USA
[5] North Carolina State Univ, Dept Civil Construct & Environm Engn, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
关键词
environmental engineering; engineering education; demographics; gender; ethnicity; race; GENDER; FACULTY; BIAS;
D O I
10.1089/ees.2017.0337
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
As efforts to address grand challenges in engineering move forward, one important challenge has been conspicuously absentimproving diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math fields. Previous research has shown that diverse teams perform better in a range of output measures and are better equipped to objectively and creatively evaluate problems. Here, we make the case for including diversity as a critical component of our ability to enable transformative solutions to the grand challenges in environmental engineering.
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页码:568 / 572
页数:5
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