Engineers' role in sustainable development: Considering cultural dynamics

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 110-119

  McIsaac, Gregory F ^a   Morey, Nancy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CULTURAL DYNAMICS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0032187335     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1998)124:4(110)     Document Type: Article

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