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Facsimile reprints of 34 papers from the October 1997 conference focus on quality assurance aspects of managing multidisciplines for innovative civil engineering for sustainable development. Quality assurance is discussed in terms of planning, implementation, measurement, infrastructure systems, differences in the US and Western Europe, construction at O'Hare airport, computer misuse, biomagnetic technology for environmental restoration, engineered materials, legal implications, and various other characteristics and applications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.