A Study on Re-organization for the Department of Civil-Engineering in the early years of French Revolution

Abstract

From the seventeenth century, having applied thier technology on military constmction to a non-military way, the French Civil-Enginieers had contributed to development of industry, in the means of circulation of people and goods. After the outbreak of French Revolution, they have considered the management method of public works as a problem which was connected with the bad habit of Ancien Regime. This paper aims to clarify the concept of new order on their management of public works, anaiizurg historical records relevant to their discussion at the Assemblee Nationale.