Awareness of universal design among facility managers in Japan and the United States

Automation in Construction

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 462-478

  Saito, Yoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Facility management; Older workers; Universal design; Workers with disabilities; Workplace accessibility

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TEST FACILITIES;

FACILITY MANAGEMENT; OLDER WORKERS; UNIVERSAL DESIGN; WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES; WORKPLACE ACCESSIBILITY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33748937354     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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