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Transdisciplinary Green Engineering Education At San José State University, Belle Wei, Patricia Backer Jun 2009

Transdisciplinary Green Engineering Education At San José State University, Belle Wei, Patricia Backer

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Climate change is a pressing issue for the world today. There are an increasing number of technological by-products posing a threat to the stability and quality of the world environment. According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global warming appears to be accelerating, resulting in higher increases in global temperature and higher rises in the sea level. To effectively address this problem, there is a need for transdisciplinary, transnational approaches, reflecting the complexity of the problem and the interdependence of people’s lives around the world. Consequently, the Davidson College of Engineering at San José State University …