A dynamic model for assessing the effects of management strategies on the reduction of construction and demolition waste

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 521-531

  Yuan, Hongping ^a   Chini, Abdol R ^b   Lu, Yujie ^c,d   Shen, Liyin ^e  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction and demolition waste; Management strategy; System dynamics; Waste reduction

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC JOURNAL; CAUSAL LOOP DIAGRAMS; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; IN-LINE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; POLICY SCENARIO; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING; WASTE REDUCTION; WASTE REDUCTION SYSTEMS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEMOLITION; DYNAMIC MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SYSTEM THEORY;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; COMPLEXITY; CONSTRUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEMOLITION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DYNAMICS; ECONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SIMULATION; SOCIETY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856329129     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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