Sustainable Development for Electrical Engineering

Since 1987, when World Commission on Environment and Development report, “Our common future” defined the concept of Sustainable Development, efforts are being made systematically for the wise use of natural resources, minimum adverse impact and maximum positive impact on people and the environment. Also known as Brundtland report, the document was designed as “A global agenda for change”, and included the “classic” definition of sustainable development: “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

The concept acquired a greater international meaning and relevance with the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992, that laid the foundations for the global institutionalization of SD.

Since the Brundtland report and the Rio Summit, the thinking and practice on sustainable development has evolved. The concept has been useful in framing approaches to development and growth, being accepted as a guiding principle and being integrated into the operations and governing mandate of many prominent international organizations.

Why Sustainable Development and Engineering? Engineering is the field of discipline, practice and profession that implement the scientific advance and drives the development of the society. It requires the capacity to adapt knowledge to practical purposes and the vision to find original solutions and solve problems. Known as “problem solvers”, engineers have a critical role to help the world achieving sustainable development. They are called to develop new strategies, technologies and products addressing today’s world challenges.

The course on Sustainable Development and Electrical Engineering is designed to provide scientific and technical knowledge, necessary to understand the role of the electrical engineer in the modern society, to master and use new technologies in modern fields of electrical engineering, while integrating the issues and challenges of the Sustainable Development.

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