Critical management measures contributing to construction waste management: Evidence from construction projects in China

Project Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 101-112

  Yuan, Hongping ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; construction project; construction waste; factor analysis; management measure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882287392     PISSN: 87569728     EISSN: 19389507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmj.21349     Document Type: Article

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