Key indicators for assessing the effectiveness of waste management in construction projects

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 476-484

  Yuan, Hongping ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Indicator; Sustainable construction; Waste management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; EFFECTIVENESS; KEY INDICATOR; MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS; OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION;

INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); SOCIAL ASPECTS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEMOLITION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; HOLISTIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865476356     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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