Concept information
Preferred term
environmental engineering
Definition
- The manipulation of the environment using engineering and science for the benefit of people and/or other organisms and, more generally, for environmental protection. It involves the design, manufacture, installation and operation of systems that sustain and/or control any aspect of the environment, including rehabilitation, enhancement, mitigation of human impacts and protection against environmental degradation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; environmental engineering]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/environmental_engineering
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