A "Hong Kong" model of sustainable development

Property Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-271

  Lai, Lawrence Wai Chung ^a   Chau, Kwong Wing ^a   Ho, Daniel Chi Wing ^a   Lorne, Frank T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong kong; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745611459     PISSN: 02637472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02637470610660147     Document Type: Article

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