Civil Engineering
- Page ID
- 9342
Civil engineering deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways
- Book: Introduction to Design Equity (Miller)
- Why do affluent, liberal, and design-rich cities like Minneapolis have some of the biggest racial disparities in the country? How can designers help to create more equitable communities? Introduction to Design Equity, an open access book for students and professionals, maps design processes and products against equity research to highlight the pitfalls and potentials of design as a tool for building social justice.
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Learning to Talk about Racism
- 3: Why History Matters to Design Equity
- 4: Health Equity and the Built Environment
- 5: Transportation Equity
- 6: Information Equity
- 7: What is Design Thinking and What does it have to do with Equity?
- 8: Discipline-Specific Professional Design Processes and Equity
- Acknowledgements and Dedication
- Copyright
- Title Page
- Book: Mapping, Society, and Technology (Manson)
- This book is about how to read, use, and create maps. Our exploration of maps will be informed by a contextual understanding of how maps reflect the relationship between society and technology, and how mapping is an essential form of scientific and artistic inquiry. We will also explore how mapping is used to address a variety of societal issues, such as land use planning and political gerrymandering to selling yogurt.