Josa, I; Nick, C; Gimenez-Carbo, E; (2024) Building ethical engineers: insights from a guide to integrating ethics in civil engineering education. In: Zufferey, Jessica Dehler and Langie, Greet and Tormey, Roland and Nagy, Balázs Vince, (eds.) Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of SEFI. (pp. pp. 1602-1609). Zenodo: Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Ethics education is crucial for civil engineers due to the far-reaching impact of their work. This article presents the Chapter on Civil Engineering that is part of the forthcoming "Routledge International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education". In particular, it explores how ethical considerations should be integrated throughout civil engineering in a project's lifecycle, from design to decommissioning. Ethical considerations like professionalism, social responsibility, sustainability, and safety are addressed throughout. Each of these considerations is analysed across project phases, including planning, construction, operation, and decommissioning. Contents related to different civil engineering disciplines are examined (i.e., construction, energy, environment, water, transportation, urbanism). The chapter presented herein aims at fostering discussions around ethics in civil engineering classrooms, with a view of educating new generations of civil engineers that are strong not only technically, but holistically, thus ensuring that their projects prioritise safety, sustainability, and societal well-being.

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