Sustainability and the impact of Chinese policy initiatives upon construction

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 679-687

  Chen, Jean Jinghan ^a   Chambers, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Construction; Policy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY;

CHINA; DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATIONS; ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENTS; INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGENDA 21; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 0032716658     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461999371286     Document Type: Article

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