Relationship Between Military Engineers and Environmental Issues
Abstract
According to the National Science Foundation, Environmental Engineering relates to understanding the impacts of human activities on the public health, natural environmental quality, natural resources and with developing the scientific basis for identifying, analyzing, solving, mitigating, or managing environmental problems caused by human activities. There is an innate requirement to fully leverage information technology, training and education to provide integrated engineering and environmental management, execution, and technical services in support of the populace. In addition to civilian government agencies and private sector stakeholders, nation's militaries should consider environmental issues and concerns at the strategic level particularly in view of the worldwide increase of severity and number of natural disasters over the past decade. At the operational and tactical levels, working with partner nation's militaries and governmental disaster preparedness entities has proven to build host nation capacities, positive international relationships, promotes governmental legitimacy and stability, and is an effective instrument for peace through engagement. The principles of environmental stewardship and sustainability support environmental protection. Environmental protection is the application of human ingenuity and resources, through the disciplines of science and engineering, as required by environmental protection laws, regulations, and policies, to protect the natural environment. The engineer forces'? effectiveness to operate within a varied framework surrounding a collective international enterprise can be greatly enhanced by respecting multinational partners; their construction and engineering techniques; culture, religion, and customs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA540625
Entities
People
- Marcela Ramirez
Organizations
- United States Army War College