Construction waste management policies and their effectiveness in Hong Kong: A longitudinal review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-223

  Lu, Weisheng ^a   Tam, Vivian W Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction waste; Hong Kong; Public policy; Waste management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENTS; CONSTRUCTION WASTES; ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION; HONG-KONG; MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLE;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84875708926     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.007     Document Type: Review

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