The transition to sustainability in the planning, construction and management of the built environment in South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 200-224

  Hill, Richard C ^a   Pienaar, Jacus ^b   Bowen, Paul A ^a   Küsel, Kirstin ^c   Kuiper, Saskia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Built environment; Construction; Design; Management; Manufacture; Planning; South Africa; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIFE CYCLE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; URBAN PLANNING;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANNING PROCESS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 25444431666     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijetm.2002.000787     Document Type: Review

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