A research framework for tackling brownfield problems in China using project management theory

Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3298-3303

  Zhu, Yuming ^a   Hipel, Keith W ^b   Peng, Guo ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brownfield problem; Evaluation; Grey AHP; Project management; Research framework

Indexed keywords

BROWN FIELDS; BROWNFIELD PROBLEM; BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT; CURRENT RESEARCH SITUATION; DECISION MODELS; DECISION SYSTEMS; EVALUATION; EVALUATION MODELS; GREY AHP; INTEGRATED EVALUATION; LIFE SPAN; PROJECT EVALUATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT THEORY;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CONTROL THEORY; CYBERNETICS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 69949182934     PISSN: 1062922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSMC.2008.4811805     Document Type: Conference Paper

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