Comparing socially responsible and sustainable commercial property investment

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 470-480

  Kimmet, Philip ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Investments; Property; Social responsibility; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349678428     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780910982340     Document Type: Article

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