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RISDiscussion of “<i>Life‐Cycle Considerations in Urban Infrastructure Engineering</i>” by David Novick (April, 1990, Vol. 6, No. 2)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Importance of Planning Education for Civil Engineers
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The interface between civil engineering and urban planning is deep‐rooted and multifaceted. The two professions have and are involved in making possible the modern city. The scope of planning, the increasing societal ...
Can Wicked Problems Be Tackled through Abductive Inferencing?
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: There is general agreement that the Rational Planning Model (RPM) used widely in the context of urban systems planning has problems coping with recalcitrant or “wicked” problems. This paper explores the use of pragmatic ...
Soft-Systems Methodology as Learning and Management Tool
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: It has long been recognized that urban systems are a subset of human activity systems, where decision making entails dealing not only with planning and engineering elements but also with political and social entities. The ...
Closure to “<i>Are Civil Engineers to be Leaders or Technicians?</i>” ASCE Convention and Exposition held in Boston, MA. (Presented at the October, 1986)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Incentive/Disincentive Provisions in Highway Contracts
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The objective of the study reported in this paper is to compare contracts that include incentive/disincentive (I/D) provisions against contracts that do not include I/D provisions, with regard to the consequences of these ...