Introducing sustainability into the engineering curriculum

Cliff I. Davidson; Miriam Heller

doi:10.1061/9780784478745.097

Introducing sustainability into the engineering curriculum

Cliff I. Davidson, Miriam Heller

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

In response to problems, such as decreasing availability of resources, changing climate, and the need to minimize wastes, engineers are being asked to incorporate new constraints into their decision making. The result is the emerging field of sustainable engineering, which is changing the practice of engineering worldwide. Several efforts are underway to enable more efficient development, sharing, and use of sustainable engineering educational materials at universities. Here we discuss a couple of those efforts taking place in the United States, namely the activities of the Center for Sustainable Engineering operated by a consortium of universities, as well as plans to develop a community-oriented web platform to serve as a repository for educational materials.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ICSI 2014
Subtitle of host publication	Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure
Editors	Chris Hendrickson, John Crittenden, Bill Wallace
Publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages	1029-1038
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780784478745
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784478745.097
State	Published - 2014
Event	2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World, ICSI 2014 - Long Beach, United States Duration: Nov 6 2014 → Nov 8 2014

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Name	ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure

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Other	2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World, ICSI 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Long Beach
Period	11/6/14 → 11/8/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Civil and Structural Engineering
Management of Technology and Innovation
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Davidson, C. I., & Heller, M. (2014). Introducing sustainability into the engineering curriculum. In C. Hendrickson, J. Crittenden, & B. Wallace (Eds.), ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure (pp. 1029-1038). (ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784478745.097

Introducing sustainability into the engineering curriculum. / Davidson, Cliff I.; Heller, Miriam.
ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure. ed. / Chris Hendrickson; John Crittenden; Bill Wallace. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2014. p. 1029-1038 (ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Entry/Poem › Conference contribution

Davidson, CI & Heller, M 2014, Introducing sustainability into the engineering curriculum. in C Hendrickson, J Crittenden & B Wallace (eds), ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure. ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 1029-1038, 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World, ICSI 2014, Long Beach, United States, 11/6/14. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784478745.097

Davidson CI, Heller M. Introducing sustainability into the engineering curriculum. In Hendrickson C, Crittenden J, Wallace B, editors, ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 2014. p. 1029-1038. (ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure). doi: 10.1061/9780784478745.097

Davidson, Cliff I. ; Heller, Miriam. / Introducing sustainability into the engineering curriculum. ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure. editor / Chris Hendrickson ; John Crittenden ; Bill Wallace. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2014. pp. 1029-1038 (ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure).

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