This volume consists of refereed articles authored by a wide variety of international researchers and practitioners from many perspectives discussing current research solutions that involve problems in civil and environmental engineering. Examples that cover municipal development, transportation engineering, pollution control, and public safety are prominently featured. The chapters contain a diverse collection of applications that appeal to individuals with all levels of knowledge and interest in the important issues relevant to international engineering.
Eric J. Strauss, PhD, is a professor - emeritus of urban and regional planning in in the School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University. He was a former director of the URP program. Strauss had more than 40 years of experience in planning practice in both the public and private sector. He was a planner for federal and state governments, a city and county planning director, a city attorney and a consultant to more than 50 organizations, both public and private, on a wide variety of planning related issues. Strauss prepared many comprehensive plans and land use regulations at all levels of detail for many communities.