What Is Environmental Engineering?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the definition and scope of environmental engineering, including its applications and relevance in current job markets and academic opportunities.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about the specific components and scope of environmental engineering.
  • Another participant provides a definition from Wikipedia, highlighting the focus on improving environmental resources and remediation of polluted sites.
  • A third participant mentions the abundance of job opportunities in environmental engineering and references current PhD research opportunities, suggesting a connection to political support for the field.
  • A later reply expresses appreciation for the provided links and information.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the definition and importance of environmental engineering, but there is no explicit consensus on its implications for job opportunities or academic pursuits.

Contextual Notes

The discussion does not explore specific methodologies or challenges within environmental engineering, nor does it address potential limitations or criticisms of the field.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in environmental engineering, potential students considering PhD opportunities, and those exploring career paths in related fields.

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What does Environmental Engineering entail exactly?!
 
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From wiki -

Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_engineering

Often environmental engineering is in the same department as civil engineering.
 
A lot of job opportunities! Check out:

http://www.jobs.ac.uk

I was looking to see what sort of PhD research opportunities were being offered, with scholarship, these days, and there's an awful lot of environmental engineering opportunities being offered... David Cameron is very green and very pro-cuts, guess that equates to 'you better do environmental engineering' if you want to do anything...
 
Thanks for the links and info! :)
 

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