A parametric review of the built environment sustainability literature

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 54-93

  Pearce, Annie R ^a   Vanegas, Jorge A ^b  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment and evaluation tools; Built environment; Concept mapping; Definition; Guidelines and heuristics; Literature evaluation; Models and frameworks; Parametric; Resource guides; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONCEPT MAPPING; LITERATURE EVALUATION; RESOURCE GUIDES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FUTURE PROSPECT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0344924531     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijetm.2002.000779     Document Type: Review

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