ENGR 19: Ethics in Technology (Gaudet): Social Justice Case Studies

Social justice case study for equitable road network design. (From IEEE Xplore database)

Two social justice cases: The first of two cases involves an interdisciplinary collaboration between two universities in Nicaragua and two in the US focused on educational capacity building for product design. The second case involves the work of a non-governmental organization in Sri Lanka and its approach to community development using renewable energy technologies. (From Engineering Village database).

Large-scale deployment of self-driving vehicles will transform traffic control technology. This is a case for the importance of addressing questions of social justice in this transformation. (From the Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection database).

"An analysis of 43 engineers' responses to a 2015 newspaper article about a conflict in St. Rose, LA between affected residents, governmental agencies, and industry representatives concerning potential environmental contamination from a local chemical plant. The article contains conflicting points of view about the facts of the case, leaving readers with no clear sense for which party might be “right.” (From Engineering Village database).

Answering the question "How might we support college students challenged by food insecurity?" (From the ACM Digital Library database).

The historic and sociopolitical injustices that impede progress in treating and curing Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) can be alleviated through biotechnology. (From Applied Science & Technology Source database).

This case study illustrates the nature, mechanism and pattern of bank erosion and its impact on socio-economic vulnerability of the people in the selected erosion-prone areas. (From the Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection database).

A comparison of cooperative game theory and social justice approaches for the allocation of the cost of adaptation measures at the river basin scale. (From the Applied Science & Technology Source database).

The authors reflect on the Bad Client and Aggressor List, and discuss how technologies can interact with justice-oriented service delivery and develop implications for design. (From the ACM Digital Library database).

Designers in industrialized nations should consider how technological products designed through localized usability can be better positioned to be used for promoting social justice and human rights in the underserved, undeveloped countries. (From the ACM Digital Library database).