Educating engineers to create a sustainable future

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 434-444

  Woodruff, Paul H ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b Mistwood Enterprises   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering education; Professional practice; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ERM); PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS;

ENGINEERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD OF LIVING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33645162527     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2006)132:4(434)     Document Type: Article

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