Moving from production to services: A built environment cluster framework

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-184

  Carassus, Jean ^a   Andersson, Niclas ^b   Kaklauskas, Artūras ^c   Lopes, Jorge ^d   Manseau, André ^e   Ruddock, Les ^f   De Valence, Gerard ^g  

^a Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built environment cluster; Construction and property sector; Developed countries; International comparison; Mesoeconomics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748323253     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: 16489179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1648715X.2006.9637551     Document Type: Article

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