The application of knowledge management to support the sustainable analysis of urban transportation infrastructure

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-71

  El Diraby, Tamer E ^a   Abdulhai, B ^a   Pramod, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Knowledge management; Sustainable infrastructure

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROLLEY CARS; URBAN PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION COSTS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MAINTENANCE COSTS; MONORAIL;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 21244459904     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l04-115     Document Type: Article

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