Leadership and Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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William Palmer: Father of American Narrow-Gauge Railroads
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Taking Multitasking to Task
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Building a Foundation for Success: Performance Excellence Journey
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The civil engineering profession has long recognized the need for engineers at all levels to enhance their technical expertise with business, leadership, and management capabilities. During its 17-year journey to strengthen ... -
An Engineer’s Viewpoint of Sprawl
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Effect of High Gasoline Prices on Low-Density Housing Development
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Real estate development in suburban and exurban fringe areas defined the latest housing boom in the United States. The development of vast subdivisions of greenfield parcels in counties distant from urban cores and employment ... -
Samuel Florman: The Making of a Humane Engineer
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Framework for Earthquake Evacuation Planning: Case Study for Montreal, Canada
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Disaster management planning in Canada is government led, and the responsibilities are divided among federal, provincial, and local levels of government. The Civil Emergency Plan of Greater Montreal (Plan de sécurité civile ... -
Engineering Risks and Failures: Lessons Learned from Environmental Disasters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Recent disasters have highlighted the difficulties in assessing and managing risks and the types of failure that can occur in extreme circumstances. The means of characterizing and preparing for disasters can vary widely, ... -
Behind Every Successful Leader Lies a Great Delegator
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Engineering Careers Case Study: K–12 Recruitment Initiative
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This article discusses a project that implemented several systemic educational reforms in order to determine whether they would increase the awareness of high school students of potential science, math, and engineering ... -
The 5 Rs: Reliable Postdisaster Exposure Assessment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Risk is a function of hazard and exposure. Following a disaster, much attention is paid to potential hazards, such as flammable materials, disease vectors, and toxic substances. However, actual risk is determined by exposure ... -
Empowerment Model for Sustainable Residential Reconstruction in Léogâne, Haiti, after the January 2010 Earthquake
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)It is estimated that more than 300,000 people were killed in the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of thousands more were injured, and approximately 1.3 million people were left homeless due to the failure of the ... -
Outcomes-Based Assessment: Driving Outreach Program Effectiveness
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Engineering professional societies are leading and prominent providers of engineering outreach activities in the United States. Many outreach efforts are innovative and impressive, but their ability to raise awareness about ... -
Modeling the Cooperation Network Formation Process for Evacuation Systems Design in Disaster Areas with a Focus on Japanese Megadisasters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)By treating human relationships as networks, disaster response planners can capture the features of cooperative behaviors between residents, providing valuable insights for effective evacuation planning. In this paper, the ... -
Create a STEM Pipeline for Students Who Become Engineering Majors Who Become Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This article describes the use of undergraduate college students as mentors who receive course credit for carrying out a properly structured mentor-assisted enrichment project (MAEP) with young proteges, using science, ... -
Infrastructure Rating Tool: Using Decision Support Tools to Enhance ASCE Infrastructure Report Card Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)ASCE has been developing and releasing periodic reports on the status of the nation’s infrastructure since 1998. Over the years periodic reports on infrastructure status have also been developed for several states and local ... -
Professional Societies Making Engineering Outreach Work: Good Input Results in Good Output
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This paper addresses the current and potential impact of the outreach activities that engineering professional societies (and others) offer to children and young adults and describes how to advance the outreach state of ... -
Attracting Girls to Civil Engineering through Hands-On Activities That Reveal the Communal Goals and Values of the Profession
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)In this paper we report on our work to develop hands-on activities for middle school classrooms that clearly reveal how civil engineers make a substantial societal impact. These activities and their accompanying messaging ... -
Educating the Next Generation to Respond to a Bioterrorism Event
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Seamless, effective disaster management, including early warning, preparation, response, mitigation, and recovery, is necessary for resilient communities. As the scale and complexity of disasters increase, so do the ... -
Flood Risk Awareness during the 2011 Floods in the Central United States: Showcasing the Importance of Hydrologic Data and Interagency Collaboration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Floods have long had a major impact on society and the environment, evidenced by the more than 1,500 federal disaster declarations since 1952 that were associated with flooding. Calendar year 2011 was an epic year for ...