In October 2002 the first Cambridge University MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development began and I was pleased to be among the 14 students taking part. These webpages host the coursework that I produced for the course along with the dissertation material that I am currently researching.

It's unfortunate that so much effort is directed towards defining what sustainable development is when we can all see that we in the developed world have caused an enormous number of environmental and social problems. Climate change, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss, excessive resource consumption, inequity, inequality, and lack of political access are just a few. These are issues that really need to be addressed and for which we must seek solutions. These solutions may not always take the form that we expect and that is why I believe a creative and innovative approach is necessary. During this course I think I have started to recognise how changes might be brought about and I hope that I can help "save the world" in the course of my future work.

Simon Ford, 18th July 2003