Environmental sustainability in the delivery of affordable housing in South Africa

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-39

  Dalgliesh, C D ^a   Bowen, P A ^a,b   Hill, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building; Construction; Delivery; Environment; Housing; Procurement; Resources; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748935468     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021038     Document Type: Review

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