Environmental management systems' awareness: an investigation of top 50 contractors in Egypt

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-218

  Sakr, D A ^a   Sherif, A ^b   El Haggar, S M ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

^c The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Contractors; Environmental awareness; Environmental management system; ISO 14001; Sustainable construction

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE MARKETS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMICAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT; ISO 14001; LIBERIZATION; STRATEGIC SECTORS; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MANAGEMENT; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 70749128759     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.09.021     Document Type: Article

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