Copyright © 2025 Authors retain the copyright of this article. This article is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

@article{189286,
        author = {krishnapriya L},
        title = {SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING IN INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNANCE},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {5174-5178},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=189286},
        abstract = {Engineers are increasingly expected to take on leadership roles in promoting sustainable development as they address global challenges such as resource depletion, environmental pollution, rapid population growth, and ecosystem damage. Engineering advancements in the 20th century were often pursued without consideration of their effects on social, economic, and environmental systems. Given the issues facing our planet today and those anticipated in the early twenty-first century, it is essential for engineers to rethink their approach and adopt a new mission—to help create a more sustainable, stable, and equitable world. Achieving this requires engineers to develop a fundamentally different perspective on natural and cultural systems, as well as reevaluate the interactions between engineering disciplines, non-technical fields, and society. As we progress into the twenty-first century, embracing a more comprehensive approach to engineering is crucial. This will necessitate a significant shift in perspective from controlling nature to engaging with it, an understanding of ecosystems, the services they provide, and the need to preserve and restore natural capital; and a mindset that supports the mutual enhancement of nature and humanity, in line with the principles of sustainable development.},
        keywords = {Engineers, sustainable development, ecosystems, environmental pollution, society, economic resources, global challenges},
        month = {December},
        }