Intra- and interorganizational knowledge services to promote informed sustainability practices

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-89

  Wetherill, M ^a   Rezgui, Y ^a   Boddy, S ^a   Cooper, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction management; Economic factors; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC FACTORS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; WEB-SERVICES MODEL;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33847140526     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2007)21:2(78)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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