Exploring the challenges to industrialized residential building in China

Habitat International

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 176-184

  Zhang, Xiaoling ^a   Skitmore, Martin ^b   Peng, Yi ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Faculty of Sciences   (Australia)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Critical assessment factors; Fuzzy set theory; Industrialised building; Residential construction

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MODERNITY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SKILLED LABOR;

CHINA;

EID: 84884222982     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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