Theft and vandalism on construction sites

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 826-833

  Berg, Robert ^a   Hinze, Jimmie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction costs; Construction equipment; Construction sites; Losses; Productivity; Security; Site preparation, construction

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; SITE PREPARATION, CONSTRUCTION;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LOSSES; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 23044479406     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:7(826)     Document Type: Review

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