Construction technology development and innovation

New Perspectives on Construction in Developing Countries

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 185-228

  Van Egmond, Emilia ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203847343     Document Type: Chapter

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