Evaluating construction methods for low carbon emissions using system dynamics modeling

Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 610-617

  Ozcan Deniz, G ^a   Zhu, Y ^b  

^a MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION; CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; LOW-CARBON EMISSIONS; RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL;

GREENHOUSE GASES; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; SYSTEM THEORY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84887391539     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784412343.0077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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