Adding Prevention through Design to Civil Engineering Educational Programs
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 143, Issue 4
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 143 • Issue 4 • October 2017
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Received: Mar 4, 2017
Accepted: May 3, 2017
Published online: Aug 4, 2017
Published in print: Oct 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Jan 4, 2018
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