The Future of Environmental Protection through Interdisciplinary Engineering and Policy

¹ Assistant Professor, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
² Assistant Professor, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.

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Abstract

To overcome the systemic problems of the Anthropocene, in which the human factor, in the most profound sense of the term, significantly determines the state of the planet, it is necessary to change the fundamental paradigms of environmental policy and technological production. The paper suggests an Integrated Policy-Engineering Framework (IPEF) that advocates the active integration of disruptive technologies in environmental engineering (aimed at greenizing, low-carbonizing, and smart managing the planet) and proactive policies on a planetary scale. An analysis of the existing literature emphasizes that the current policy is frequently ad hoc, reactive, and restricted by the traditional models that are state-centered, and engineering solutions, even with quick innovation, often remain in their silos. The IPEF approach describes a theoretical process of planning policies to reflect technological discontinuity and achieve faster, more systemic, and efficient environmental impacts. The article has shown that an inter-disciplinary framework, which is encouraged via specific educational and institutional transformation, is far superior to more traditional, secluded frameworks in conditions of environmental value and policy efficiency, and thereby represents a vital route to actual planetary custodianship.