The sustainability of tall building developments: A conceptual framework

Buildings

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Al Kodmany, Kheir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic shortfalls; Environmental problems; High rise developments; Social failure; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040229179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20755309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/buildings8010007     Document Type: Review

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