Integrated Water Resources Development And The Environmental Protection-The Green Philosophy For A Sustainable Future. UniversitiTun Hussein Onn Malaysia E-mail : [email protected]Abstract The practice of water resources development in future can no longer be a single discipline. A multi- and inter-disciplinary approach is much to be required. From the choice of materials to the technique of construction methods, Green Philosophy- environmental protection is very much the norm from now on. The scientists of the future must be much more interdisciplinary- therefore lines between the conventional disciplines must be much more flexible. Future scientists will need to understand the equal importance of society, economy and the environment- i.e. the three underlying principles of sustainable development. We must be forward looking in allowing engineering degree programmes in new emerging engineering fields such as Green Technology, Nano Technology, Internet Engineering, Information Engineering, etc. Scientists will also have to join forces with physicists, biologists, chemists, economists, planners and community leaders in unprecedented ways to lead society on a sustainable path. Therefore, we must dramatically reduce the resource and energy throughput of our economy and minimize our ecological footprint to maintain the life support system that will make a sustainable future possible.
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