Developing Course Modules on Social Equity for Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management Curricula

Among the three pillars of sustainability, social equity has received little attention within engineering and construction. This project aims to incorporate social equity and justice education topics, such as the social impacts of the built environment on communities and infrastructure end-users, into courses for civil engineering and construction management students. The proposed course modules will help undergraduate and graduate students in these departments understand and incorporate social equity into their professional roles as key decision-makers for the design and construction. This will help build stronger societies by reducing negative social impacts of the built environment, particularly in disadvantaged communities.

Mehmet E. Ozbek

Professor and Joseph Phelps Endowed Chair, Construction Management

Becki Atadero

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Erin Arneson

Assistant Professor, Construction Management