Training Graduate Students in Sustainable Civil Engineering in Canada

摘要

Since civil engineers are important builders and problem solvers in Canadian industry and society, it stands to reason that engineering education is an excellent platform for imparting additional skills. Multi- and interdisciplinary approaches are necessary to address the complex social, economic and technological challenges Canada faces. A results-oriented analytical approach to problem-solving should be an integral part of the rigorous training that civil engineers receive. There also exists a measurable trend towards multidisciplinary education in all fields of engineering: de Graaff and Ravesteijn describe the crucial need for the "complete engineer," an individual who not only has technical-scientific skills, but also has an understanding of the interplay between technology and society, organizational and management skills, as well as social and communications skills (De Graaff and Ravesteijn, 2001).