Images of Research: Progress through partnership

Sustainability without sacrifice

Category: Sustainable society

An old ship being dismantled on the shore surrounded by debris

Whilst ship recycling in places such as Indonesia (pictured) may be considered environmentally beneficial in a wide context, it actually has significant negative impacts to worker health and the local environment. Health and environmental safeguards are often viewed as costly to profit, however, working with Newtonfund – British Council and RISTEKDIKTI,we are developing an integrated framework to enhance both safety and productivity in the industry, whilst also benefitting the environment.

Entrant: Siti Fariya , Naval Architecture, Ocean And Marine Engineering

Copyright: Siti Fariya

Funding: PhD funded jointly by British Council Newton Fund and Ministry of Research and Technology, Indonesia

Collaborators: Rafet Emek Kurt, Sefer Anil Gunbeyaz

Links

Entrant profile: https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/persons/s-siti-fariya