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1 online resource (92 pages) |
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Intro; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY; 1.1 The Concept of Sustainability; 1.2 Definitions and Pillars of Sustainability; 1.2.1 The Social Aspect of Sustainability; 1.2.2 The Economic Aspect of Sustainability; 1.2.3 The Environmental Aspect of Sustainability; 2 ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; 2.1 Sustainable Development; 2.2 Critical Issues to Address in Achieving Sustainability; 2.3 The Concepts of Sustainability and Performance Improvement |
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3 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY3.1 Definition; 3.2 Construction Industry; 3.3 Construction Firms; 3.4 Sustainable Development and Construction Industry; 3.5 Challenges Facing Sustainable Construction; 3.6 Drivers of Sustainable Constructions; 3.7 The Role of Construction in Achieving Sustainability; 4 ASSESSMENT MODELS FOR SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; 4.1 Sustainability Indicator; 4.2 Indicators of Construction Sustainability; 4.2.1 Social Indicators; 4.2.2 Economic Indicators; 4.2.3 Environmental Indicators |
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5 THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS IN CONSTRUCTION5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Respondents of the Study; 5.3 The Test of Assumptions: Linearity, Normality and Homoscedasticity, Multicollinearity Conditions of the Data; 5.4 The Development of Model for Sustainable Construction in Malaysia; 5.4.1 Environmental Aspects; 5.4.2 Economic Aspects; 5.4.3 Social Aspects; 5.4.4 Sustainable Construction Firms' Performance; 5.4.5 Reliability Analysis for Instruments of Model; 5.4.6 Descriptive Analysis for Modelling of Sustainable Construction Firms in Malaysia |
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5.4.7 The Proposed Conceptual Model5.4.8 The Development of Sustainable Construction Firm Models; 6 CONCLUSION; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Conclusion; 6.3 The Fundamental Contributions of the Study; 6.3.1 Contribution to Academia/Theory; 6.3.2 Contribution to Practice; 6.4 Recommendations for Future Research; REFERENCES; THE AUTHORS; INDEX; Back Cover |
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Print version record |
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Construction industry.
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Sustainable construction -- Malaysia
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Environmental indicators -- Malaysia
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Economic indicators -- Malaysia
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Social indicators -- Malaysia
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Construction industry
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Economic indicators
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Environmental indicators
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Social indicators
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Sustainable construction
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Malaysia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Omar, Osman
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Waleed, Rashideen
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| ISBN |
9789838619493 |
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9838619493 |
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