Sustainable design indicators: Roadway project as an example

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 137-143

  Chang, Andrew S ^a   Tsai, Calista Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Performance indicators; Roadway projects; Sustainable design

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HIGHWAY PLANNING; LIFE CYCLE;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONVENTIONAL DESIGN; ENGINEERING DESIGNER; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; ROADWAY PROJECTS; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84923227243     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.01.036     Document Type: Article

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