Indicators and framework for assessing sustainable infrastructure

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-44

  Dasgupta, Shovini ^a   Tam, Edwin K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternatives; Decision making; Environment; Indicators; Infrastructure; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; DECISION MAKING; MONITORING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS (CIS); JUDGMENT INDICATORS (JI); MANDATORY SCREENING INDICATORS (MSI); SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 21244434270     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l04-101     Document Type: Article

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