A proposed framework for assessing the sustainability of infrastructure

International Journal of Construction Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 281-298

  Siew, Renard Y J ^a   Balatbat, Maria C A ^b   Carmichael, David G ^c  

^a Sime Darby   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

additionality; infrastructure assessment; sustainability reporting tools (SRTs); uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961392369     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15623599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2016.1146115     Document Type: Article

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