A web-based Decision Support System for the optimal management of construction and demolition waste

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2497-2502

  Banias, G ^a,b   Achillas, Ch ^a,b   Vlachokostas, Ch ^a   Moussiopoulos, N ^a,b   Papaioannou, I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Construction and demolition waste; Decision Support System; DeconRCM; Web based application

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ESTIMATION; APARTMENT BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE; DECISION SUPPORTS; DECONRCM; END-OF-LIFE; END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENTS; FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; OPTIMAL CONSTRUCTION; OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION COST; THESSALONIKI , GREECE; URBAN AREAS; WASTE STREAM; WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS; WEB-BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

APARTMENT HOUSES; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHARGE DENSITY WAVES; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEMOLITION; ENERGY CONVERSION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; USER INTERFACES; WEB SERVICES;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GREECE; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GREECE; INTERNET; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOFTWARE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PRODUCTS;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; GREECE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 80054853534     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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