Educating engineers in the sustainable futures model with a global perspective

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-263

  Mihelcic, James R ^a   Paterson, Kurtis G ^a   Phillips, Linda D ^a   Zhang, Qiong ^a   Watkins, David W ^a   Barkdoll, Brian D ^a   Fuchs, Valerie J ^a   Fry, Lauren M ^a   Hokanson, David R ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering education; Graduate research; International sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING; PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; CARRYING CAPACITY; ENGINEERING CURRICULUMS; ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; FUTURE GENERATIONS; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; GRADUATE RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE; INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE; INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; YOUNG PEOPLE;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; GLOBAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 53549126612     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: 10290249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286600802002981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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