Understanding and interpreting baseline perceptions of sustainability in construction among civil engineers in the United States

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 143-154

  Chong, Wai Kiong ^a   Kumar, Sanat ^a   Haas, Carl T ^b   Beheiry, Salwa M A ^c   Coplen, Lonnie ^d   Oey, Marvin ^e  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Tree of Life Professional Development Inc

^e Tree of Life Professional Development Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Sustainable development; United States

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERS; COMMON UNDERSTANDING; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ISSUES; JOHANNESBURG; KYOTO PROTOCOL; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; UNITED STATES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 67651033978     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2009)25:3(143)     Document Type: Article

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