Environmental management systems in rail operation and maintenance: Current practice and potential improvements

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 433-456

  Lundberg, Kristina ^a   Balfors, Berit ^a   Folkeson, Lennart ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMS; Environmental performance evaluation; ISO 14001; Railway; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MAINTENANCE; PLANNING PRACTICE; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 24944580115     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333205002134     Document Type: Review

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