Critical factors for environmental performance assessment (EPA) in the Hong Kong construction industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1113-1123

  Tam, Vivian W Y ^a   Tam, C M ^b   Yiu, Kenneth T W ^b   Cheung, S O ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental performance assessment; Factor analysis; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION FACTOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

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

EID: 33751286193     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600799620     Document Type: Article

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