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Jan 1977
Conservative Approach to Energy Resources Development
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Volume 103, Issue 1
Abstract
The realization that the world's major energy resources are finite came to most of the American people only two years ago as a result of the Arab oil embargo, which caused severe gasoline and other fuel shortages. Civil engineers are responsible for enormous energy consumption. In transportation planning, building construction, environmental control, water resources management and planning, and land use, they commit a tremendous amount of human, energy, and material resources. They bear a great responsibility for using these resources in the best interests of our society. The next generation of civil engineers will have to cope with the problems of providing for the real needs of society in the face of decreased energy availability or increased energy costs.
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Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 103 • Issue 1 • January 1977
Pages: 25 - 29
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1977
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Architectural engineering
- Building management
- Construction materials
- Energy consumption
- Energy efficiency
- Energy engineering
- Energy sources (by type)
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Fuels
- Gasoline
- Materials engineering
- Non-renewable energy
- Petroleum
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water resources
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John T. O'Connor, F.ASCE
Chmn., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
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