Editorial Is a theory of the built environment needed?

Building Research and Information

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-215

  Koskela, Lauri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS; PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL OUTCOMES;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 42149119016     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210801936530     Document Type: Review

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