Delivering sustainable bridges to help tackle climate change

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-95

  Zhang, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bridges; Environment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DESIGNERS; BRIDGE ENGINEERING; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES; SUSTAINABLE BRIDGES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRIDGES;

EID: 77953305985     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2010.163.2.89     Document Type: Article

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