Incorporation of sustainability concepts into a civil engineering curriculum

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-191

  Chau, K W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Curricula; Engineering education; Evaluation; Sustainable development; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; STUDENTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EVALUATION; MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS; PEDAGOGIC FRAMEWORKS; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 34250613550     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2007)133:3(188)     Document Type: Article

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