Handbook

This course enables engineers to analyse and design infrastructure and appropriate technology to support the well-being and welfare of individuals and communities in disadvantaged circumstances. This includes developing countries as well as marginalised or remote communities in Australia. The course provides students with frameworks to analyse and respond to complex multi-disciplinary engineering problems. The concept of appropriate technology and capacity building are fundamental to this course. It provides context to the planning and design of infrastructure and technology in areas such as water and waste management, energy supply and distribution, assistive technologies; and provides a series of case studies to illustrate humanitarian engineering principles.