The rise of sustainability services for the built environment in Malaysia

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-51

  Papargyropoulou, E ^a   Padfield, R ^a   Harrison, O ^b   Preece, C ^c  

^a MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b British High Commission   (Malaysia)

^c UTM RAZAK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Built environment; Malaysia; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870784380     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2012.05.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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