Models and metaphors: Complexity theory and through-life management in the built environment

Architectural Engineering and Design Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-57

  Rooke, John ^a   Molloy, Ella Mae ^a   Sinclair, Murray ^a   Koskela, Lauri ^a   Siriwardena, Mohan ^a   Kagioglou, Mike ^a   Siemieniuch, Carys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Metaphor; Modelling; Production theory; Unique adequacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995952585     PISSN: 17452007     EISSN: 17527589     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/aedm.2008.S707     Document Type: Article

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