What does it mean to be sustainable?

Structures Congress 2011 - Proceedings of the 2011 Structures Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1074-1085

  Rodriguez Nikl, Tonatiuh ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; FUTURE GENERATIONS; GREEN MATERIALS; HEAT ISLAND EFFECT; PERVIOUS PAVEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; ENGINEERS; PROFITABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79958178359     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41171(401)96     Document Type: Conference Paper

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