Transport infrastructure: Making more sustainable decisions for noise reduction

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-68

  Oltean Dumbrava, Crina ^a   Watts, Greg ^a   Miah, Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criteria; Framework; Indicators; Multi criteria analysis; Noise barriers; Practicality; Stakeholders; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CRITERIA; FRAMEWORK; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; NOISE BARRIERS; PRACTICALITY; STAKEHOLDERS;

INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NOISE ABATEMENT;

EID: 84873845375     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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