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THIS BOOK WILL PROVIDE A FOUNDATION TO UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, AND TOOLS TO ADDRESS THE THREE PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY: ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE CASE STUDIES IN THE FOUR MAJOR AREAS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING: ENVIRONMENTAL, STRUCTURAL, GEOTECHNICAL, AND TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILIZE THE CONCEPTS FOUND ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING (FE) EXAM. IT IS INTENDED FOR UPPER-LEVEL CIVIL ENGINEERING SUSTAINABILITY COURSES. IN ADDITION, PRACTICAL REPORT WRITING AND PRESENTATION GIVING WILL BE PROPOSED AS EVALUATION METRICS VERSUS STANDARD NUMERICAL QUESTIONS AND EXAM-BASED EVALUATIONS FOUND IN MOST CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES.