The built environment and climate change in South Africa

Building Research and Information

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 240-256

  Du Plessis, Chrisna ^a   Irurah, Daniel K ^b   Scholes, R J ^c  

^a Programme for SHS   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Built environment; Climate change; Construction; Efficiency; Embodied energy; Emissions; Mitigation; Public policy; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ADAPTATION; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; MITIGATION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 0037903069     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0961321032000097665     Document Type: Article

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