Global and sustainability issues for engineering graduates

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-206

  Bourn, Douglas ^a   Sharma, Namrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education training; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; STUDENTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING;

COMMUNICATION SKILLS; ENGINEERING BUSINESSES; ENGINEERING COMPANIES; ENGINEERING GRADUATES; ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS; IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; STUDENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 57849133232     PISSN: 09650903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/muen.2008.161.3.199     Document Type: Article

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