Sustainability indicators for environmental geotechnics

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 57-78

  Jefferson, I ^a   Hunt, D V L ^a   Birchall, C A ^a   Rogers, C D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Research development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS (EG); ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS INDICATORS (EGI);

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 35648946221     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2007.160.2.57     Document Type: Article

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