Engineering Systems Division: Recent submissions
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Carbon Footprint of the Galapagos Islands – Quantifying the Environmental Impact of Tourist Activities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-06)The main goal of this paper is to quantify the green house gas emissions (also referred to as carbon footprint) of the Galapagos Islands. The analysis includes emissions from energy generation and of related economic ... -
Integrating Engineering Systems Research and Undergraduate Education Through A Term-Length Case Study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-03)The MIT-Portugal Program (MPP) was launched in 2007 with the dual objectives of conducting innovative research and establishing leading academic degree programs through international collaboration across a range of technical ... -
Complex Socio-technical Problems for Engineers: Pedagogical Motivation and Experience at the Undergraduate Level
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-03)Engineering courses, focused on complex, large-scale, sociotechnical systems, at the undergraduate level, have been rare. Traditionally, most students develop a deep technical understanding in a specific engineering ...
