Risk-based approaches to sustainability in civil engineering

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 181-190

  MacAskill, Kristen ^a   Guthrie, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design methods aids; Risk probability analysis; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN METHOD; PROBABILITY ANALYSIS; PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT; PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84885096802     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.12.00001     Document Type: Article

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