Estimating the generation of construction and demolition waste by using system dynamics: A proposed model

2010 4th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ye, Gui ^a   Yuan, Hongping ^b   Wang, Hongxia ^a,c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (China)

Author keywords

Construction and demolition waste; System dynamics; Waste generation; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC JOURNAL; BEST STRATEGY; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DIRECT OBSERVATION; LONG RANGE PLANNING; MANAGEMENT PROCESS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MODELING PROCESS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH; TRUCK LOAD; WASTE GENERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WASTE MATERIALS;

AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITIONS; BIOINFORMATICS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEMOLITION; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ESTIMATION; PLANNING; RESEARCH; SOLID WASTES; SYSTEM THEORY;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956143841     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5517850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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