Abstract This chapter helps readers unfamiliar with sociology to obtain a concrete picture of what sociological approach development is. It presents arguments based not only on previous research in the English-speaking world, but also trends Japan. Sociological studies can be divided into two fields their disciplinary origins and orientation: ‘Sociology Development’ ‘Development Sociology’. Fir...

The development of construction education curricula has undergone several significant changes over the last several decades. Existing construction programs fall primarily under two categories, construction engineering and construction management programs. Further, construction education is significantly different at the undergraduate and graduate levels and within engineering and non-engineerin...

This paper looks to address the grand challenge of integrating construction materials engineering research within a multi-scale, inter-disciplinary research and management framework for sustainable concrete infrastructure. The ultimate goal is to drive sustainability-focused innovation and adoption cycles in the broader architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) industry. Specifically, a pro...