Controlling construction waste by implementing governmental ordinances in Hong Kong

Construction Innovation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-166

  Tam, Vivian W y ^a   Shen, L Y ^b   Fung, Ivan W H ^c   Wang, J Y ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Construction materials; Environmental regulations; Hong Kong; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986117280     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170710738522     Document Type: Article

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