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CIVE 230Engineering and Sustainable Development

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Civil Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course introduces the concept of sustainability and how it applies to decision-making in civil engineering. The course begins by defining sustainability, both practically and technically, and describing the concepts of systems, and systems interactions. Quantitative methods and measures of effectiveness are derived and applied to components of sustainability; air quality, water quality, energy, transportation and solid waste. Economic concepts and their applicability to sustainability are described for both developed and developing countries.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • CIVE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • GEOE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
    • Complete 1 of the following

Corequisites

  • Completed or concurrently enrolled in at least 1 of the following:
    • AE392 - Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (0.50)
    • CIVE392 - Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (0.50)
    • ENVE392 - Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (0.50)
    • GEOE392 - Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

56% liked it88% easy27% useful

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  • Time-consuming and an inefficient use of my time.

    Jun 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • pretty jokes class. don't even need to show up. come to class for the first month and participate in class discussions to get your participation mark and send her a couple videos online and you should get full participation marks.

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Fall 2024

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