Determinants of the safety performance of private multi-storey residential buildings in Hong Kong

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 501-521

  Yau, Yung ^a   Ho, Daniel Chi Wing ^b   Chau, Kwong Wing ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building safety policy; Hong Kong; Residential buildings; Safety performance; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REGENERATION; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SAFETY; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 55249095304     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9246-3     Document Type: Article

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