The "practicable" Engineer

Résumé du livre

"What characterized Jervis as a "practicable" engineer will be recognized as basic components for the management of public works. They include not only competence in design and construction techniques, combined with innovative adaptation to the task at hand, but other attributes as well. Among the latter are: a sense of dedication and personal integrity; administrative capability and leadership; and a sensitivity and respect for the political process in promoting the successful outcome of an undertaking. The genius of Jervis is superbly delineated by Larry D. Lankton. And his documentation provides insights on conditions attending the execution of public works in the 1830s that are strikingly analogous to those which the engineer-administrator must cope today. The manner in which John Jervis dealt with these matters commends emulation."--Foreword (page ii).