Perception of darkening of stone façades and the need for cleaning

International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-72

  Marie, Iqbal ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Blackening; Stone cleaning; Stone fa ade; Visual pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999873074     PISSN: 22126090     EISSN: 22126104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsbe.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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