Critical review of the research on the management of prefabricated construction

Habitat International

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 240-249

  Li, Zhengdao ^a   Shen, Geoffrey Qiping ^a   Xue, Xiaolong ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction management; Prefabricated construction; Research review; Research trend

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION METHOD; DEVELOPING WORLD; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA; HONG KONG; ISRAEL; SWEDEN; TURKEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899872154     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.04.001     Document Type: Review

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