3.1.1 Introduction to Topic 1
Course subject(s)
3. Why Beyond Engineering?
Why Beyond Engineering? ![Icon Topic 1](https://courses.edx.org/assets/courseware/v1/6efaabfe8fa8ec10298168952290415e/asset-v1:DelftX+BwN201x+1T2020+type@asset+block/new_icons_Module_1.png)
After going through the Necessary Background Knowledge in Topic 0, you are now all familiar with the need to integrate ecological and engineering knowledge in developing ecosystem-friendly hydraulic infrastructure. You are familiar with the H-Principles (Engineering Design Principles) and the E-Principles (Ecological Design Principles). This topic moves on to explore why it is necessary to move Beyond Engineering in Building with Nature towards the S-principles (Social Design Principles). It explores why and when it is necessary to consider the social context.
The topic consists of the following videos:
- Why Beyond Engineering? – a video by Prof. Jill Slinger
- Deltas and Ports of the Future – a video by Prof. (em) Tiedo Vellinga about stakeholder inclusion in the expansion of the Port of Rotterdam in the Rhine-Meuse Delta, and
- Do you want to make a difference? – a video by Prof Tally Palmer.
The topic is closed with a reading on transdisciplinary learning.
Wishing you success in completing the first topic!
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