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WATER FOOTPRINT APPLIED TO CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2017Water footprint is an indicator of freshwater use that looks not only at direct water use of a consumer or producer, but also at indirect water use; it can be regarded as a comprehensive indicator of freshwater resources appropriation, next to the traditional and restricted measure of water withdrawal.
Agata Matarazzo +3 more
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Construction sector development: frames and governance responses
Building Research & Information, 2011The governance of construction sector development constitutes an important policy issue in many European countries due to the increasing impact that construction as well as the built environment have on gross domestic product and the environment.
Jensen, Jens Stissing +2 more
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Construction Sector Transparency Initiative: making construction more accountable
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, 2012The international Construction Sector Transparency Initiative brings government, the private sector and civil society together with the aim of promoting transparency and accountability in the global construction sector. The UK was one of seven pilot countries along with Ethiopia, Malawi, the Philippines, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia, later joined by ...
John Hawkins, Bob McKittrick
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The Declining Construction Sector
1988With the completion of the major infrastructural projects, new construction activities in the GCC region recorded a sizeable decline in the last few years. After reaching a peak of $37.5 billion in 1982, the value of contracts awarded in the six Gulf countries dropped to an estimated $15.8 billion in 1985 and looks set to continue downwards.
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INSOLVENCY IN THE UK CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
2010The construction industry has always tended to suffer a disproportionate share of both corporate insolvency and individual bankruptcy within Great Britain. This is particularly the case in the aftermath of economic recessions. The latest figures seem to indicate that almost a quarter of all corporate insolvencies in England and Wales involve ...
Lowe, John G., Moroke, Elias
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Linkages in the construction sector
The Annals of Regional Science, 1990An important issue regarding the use of construction investment as a public policy tool is the magnitude of its contribution to growth and the nature of its interactions with the other sectors in the economy. Development planners have long used the concepts of backward and forward linkages to examine these interactions.
Karen R. Polenske, Petros Sivitanides
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Atmospheric Emissions from Construction Sector
2021Atmospheric pollution created by the construction industry has both direct and indirect effects on the general environment. The proper assessment and mitigation of the burdens of the environment from construction activities is the need of the hour.
Idrees Yousuf Dar +3 more
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[Materials for construction sector].
Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia, 2013The construction sector is characterized by high complexity due to several factors. There are a lot of processes within the building sites and they need the use of different materials with the help of appropriate technologies. Traditional materials have evolved and diversified, meanwhile new products and materials appeared and still appear, offering ...
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