Engineers told to take broad view

Civil engineers should consider the wider role of their contribution to society and take a broad approach to their profession…

Civil engineers should consider the wider role of their contribution to society and take a broad approach to their profession, the president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Prof Tony M. Ridley, said.

Presenting his presidential address to the Cork region of the institution yesterday, he said: "It is the totality of our contribution to society which must exercise our minds ... Simply to plan infrastructure is not good enough."

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