Consideration of Alternatives in Decision Making
Publication: Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 100, Issue 2
Abstract
The current emphasis on environmental quality, which includes both man-made and natural environments, has had a significant impact on planning, design, and construction of engineering works. Until recent time, however, the major emphasis has been primarily on market or monetary values, even though some recognition was given to intangible values or those difficult to quantify. The incorporation of multidiscipline teams into project planning has helped insure consideration of all factors, as has introduction of new techniques for developing and presenting alternate project plans. The multi-institutional Westwide water resources planning being directed by the Bureau of Reclamation provides a sound guide to be used in weighing various alternatives in decision making. Experiences of Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers in incorporating the environmental quality objective into design and construction of selected water resource projects are described.
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Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 100 • Issue 2 • April 1974
Pages: 119 - 125
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© 1974 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Apr 1974
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Decision making
- Ecosystems
- Environmental engineering
- Federal government
- Government
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Project management
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water quality
- Water reclamation
- Water resources
- Water treatment
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