Emergence of Humanitarian Engineering as a Scientific Approach: Contributions of an International Symposium
- The symposium marked the tenth anniversary of ISTEAH and the 150 years of Polytechnique Montréal.
- It was organized around four themes: innovation, technology, development and humanitarian engineering.
- The author notes that the concept of humanitarian engineering is little developed in French-language literature.
- He concludes that the symposium contributed to the emergence of humanitarian engineering as a scientific approach.
- He calls on researchers to propose its gradual introduction into projects, programs and university curricula.
The article reports on the joint international symposium of ISTEAH and Polytechnique Montréal, held for ISTEAH's tenth anniversary and Polytechnique Montréal's 150 years, around four themes: innovation, technology, development and humanitarian engineering. It notes that the concept is little developed in French-language literature and asks about its foundations and the challenges it must meet.
The author concludes that the symposium contributed to the emergence of humanitarian engineering as a scientific approach, and that researchers should now work on introducing it into the design of projects and programs and into university curricula. He says the approach and the appropriate technologies presented can help improve living standards, especially in developing and least developed countries.
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Le Scientifique, 2023, Emergence of Humanitarian Engineering as a Scientific Approach: Contributions of an International Symposium, https://lescientifique.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Emergence-du-Genie-humanitaire-en-tant-quapproche-scientifique.pdf
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