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Greetings: <br>
The Cambridge University M.Phil Programme in Environmental Engineering
and Sustainable Development is sponsoring a Distinguished Lecture Series
on Sustainable Development. Under the auspices of CMI, the lectures are
being broadcast simultaneously to MIT on selected Wednesday afternoons
from 1:00 -2:30. The first lecture is Wednesday, February 11;
Spring 2004 Lecture Series schedule is at
<a href="http://ceemeng.mit.edu/CMI%20Distinguished%20Lecture%20Series.pdf" eudora="autourl">http://ceemeng.mit.edu/CMI%20Distinguished%20Lecture%20Series.pdf</a>.
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Details include:<br><br>
Time: Wednesday, <b>February 11, 1:00-2:30</b> <br><br>
Location: <b>MIT</b> <b>Room 9-151 <br><br>
</b>Speaker: <font size=4><b>Professor Paul Jowitt, Heriot-Watt
University and SISTech<br><br>
</b></font>Topic: <font size=4><b>Sustainability - Worth Fighting
For?</b></font><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>
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<dd>The art of engineering has traditionally been based on a successful
<dd>combination of the rigorous application of technical rationality
and
<dd>engineering science, its practical application, and driven by an
economic
<dd>imperative.
<dd>That is no longer enough.<br>
<dd>There are other phenomenological, social and environmental impacts
and
<dd>factors that need to be anticipated and resolved. This is
particularly true
<dd>for the development and management of water resources, where
conflicts often
<dd>arise, and which cannot be resolved by scientific analysis
alone. Even
<dd>where the scientific facts are accepted, their interpretation and
<dd>consequences is often disputable.<br>
<dd>The sustainable development of water resources depends on the
combination of
<dd>sound science and effective conflict resolution in the face of
conflicting
<dd>objectives and the need to balance costs and benefits between a
number of
<dd>stakeholders. These issues are explored by reference to
local/global and
<dd>regional/international examples.</blockquote>
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Refreshments: <b> cookies and juice provided<br><br>
</b>-Gayle <br><br>
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