Why earth needs engineers

key selling points

• this stem title introduces young readers to the past, present and future of environmental engineering innovations with chapters on water access inventions, clean air, waste management, energy, agriculture and space. 
• this book asks young readers to think critically about environmental engineering in their own lives, introduces career options in the field and inspires innovation for the future.
• it highlights well-known (and not-so-well-known) engineering examples from around the world and throughout history, such as smog towers, aluminum can recycling plants, solar panel highways, nuclear reactors, cloud seeding, atmospheric water generators, zero-waste manufacturing, self-sorting garbage cans and more.
• extra content introduces readers to notable women in engineering today, including dr. karletta chief (who specializes in hydrology and water resources), jue yi (joyce) zhang (who specializes in environmental geoscience and air pollution) and nzambi matee (a material engineer specializing in plastic waste management).
• the author has a bachelor of applied science in civil engineering from the university of british columbia. she studied at a time when not many women were in the field.