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Human and Societal Needs
Give Rise to Engineering Challenges

Humanity has always attempted, through engineer- When we look for ways to meet fundamental
ing and technology, to make the world a better human needs, we see that the solutions often lead
place. With our ever-evolving society, however, to large and complex engineered systems —
come new and ever greater challenges. systems that can only be successful if they are
socially acceptable and provide value to society.

Human
Needs
Translate Human Welfare
To . . . and Prosperity
of Society

Societal Health, Mobility,
Needs That Energy, Food, Shelter,
Are Satisfied By . . . Security, Communications,
Education, Environment, etc.

Natural Resource Management Systems
Energy and Transport Systems
System Financial and Insurance Systems
Solutions Agriculture and Food Management Systems
Ecological Systems
Information Systems, etc

Needs Drive Systems – Systems Satisfy Needs

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