Mega-challenges for mega-event flagships

Architectural Engineering and Design Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-37

  Deng, Ying ^a   Poon, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Challenge; Expo 2010 Shanghai China; Mega event; Mega event flagship (MEF); Risk; The Big4; Urban renewal

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951883967     PISSN: 17452007     EISSN: 17527589     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/aedm.2010.0120     Document Type: Article

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