A green profession? A global survey of RICS members and their engagement with the sustainability agenda

Journal of Property Investment & Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 460-481

  McNamara, Paul ^a   Dixon, Tim ^b   Colantonio, Andrea ^b   Shiers, David ^b   Reed, Richard ^c   Wilkinson, Sara ^c   Gallimore, Paul ^d  

^a Oxford Brookes University ^*

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset valuation; Property; Surveying; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749099385     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780810908352     Document Type: Article

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