Environmental performance assessment: Perceptions of project managers on the relationship between operational and environmental performance indicators

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-299

  Tam, Vivian W Y ^a   Tam, C M ^a   Shen, L Y ^b   Zeng, S X ^c   Ho, C M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental management system; Environmental performance assessment; Hong Kong; Operational levels

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; OPERATIONAL LEVELS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33645111219     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500372197     Document Type: Article

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