Course Overview
The course provides an overview of the social and environmental issues that have local and global significance and the relationship between these issues and engineering practice. Topics include indigenous consultation and engagement, climate change, environmental pollution problems and their causes, site assessment and remediation, the impacts of the built environment on social, economic and environmental systems, sustainable engineering, and life cycle analysis in the context of the design, planning and management of the built environment.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in CIVL 1012
Credits
2.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Define sustainable development and sustainable engineering. [1, 9]
- Identify emerging sustainability issues that have local and global significance. [1, 9]
- Define the built environment and describe its impact on social, economic and environmental systems. [9]
- Explain methods and/or systems used to assess the sustainability of a project. [9]
- Discuss life cycle analysis for design, planning and management of the built environment. [9]
- Describe the BC and Canadian environmental assessment process and methods used. [9]
- Describe some ways that climate change is considered in engineering practice. [1, 2, 9]
Effective as of Fall 2025
Related Programs
Sustainability in Engineering (CIVL 3012) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Construction and the Environment
- Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Full-time
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