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Design and Applied Technology (Secondary 4-6)

1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

Sustainability requires the participation of all disciplines as well as all workforce levels, while

legislation provides a bottom-line for environmental protection. Generally speaking,

sustainable development has to balance three aspects, namely

(a) Environmental protection,

(b) Social responsibility, and

Do not contaminate our beautiful environment

A proper design and using appropriate technology are the prerequisite for environmental

protection. They are the frontline for minimizing, if not eliminating, the negative impact of a

product on the environment. A proper design is expected:

(a) Not to use hazardous substances,

(b) To use as least materials and energy as possible, and

1.4.1 Sustainable development

The balance of human needs and the natural environment protection is core of sustainable

development. Sustainable development facilitates the continuous fulfilment of human needs

of not only those in the present, but also in the indefinite future. This explains why designers

and engineers have to put sustainable development in their agendas.

Designers and engineers have the responsibility to minimize, if not eliminate, the negative

impact of their products on the environment. For example, the greenhouse effect,

environmental pollution, atmospheric ozone layer depletion and unbalanced ecology.

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