Sustainability and the formation of the civil engineer

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-88

  Jowitt, Paul W ^a,b  

^a Civil Engineering Systems   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education training; Social impact

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EDUCATION & TRAINING; SOCIAL IMPACT; SPECIFIC ATTITUDES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33244469010     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2004.157.2.79     Document Type: Review

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