Integration of municipal infrastructure asset management processes: Challenges and solutions

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-229

  Halfawy, Mahmoud R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assets; Environmental issues; Infrastructure; Municipal engineering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; PUBLIC WORKS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT; SEWER MANAGEMENT;

ASSET MANAGEMENT;

EID: 42649099606     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2008)22:3(216)     Document Type: Article

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