An international review of environmental initiatives in the construction sector

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 98, Issue , 2015, Pages 92-106

  Zutshi, Ambika ^a   Creed, Andrew ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction sector; Environmental initiatives; Environmental management system (EMS); ISO 14001; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; REVIEWS;

CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); ISO 14001; META ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84929958077     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.077     Document Type: Review

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