Developing sustainability criteria for urban infrastructure systems

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-85

  Sahely, Halla R ^a   Kennedy, Christopher A ^a   Adams, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy use; Sustainability criteria and indicators; Sustainable infrastructure; Urban water systems

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDBACK; LIFE CYCLE; URBAN PLANNING;

FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; SOCIAL SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INFRASTRUCTURE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 21244443737     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l04-072     Document Type: Article

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