Analysis Of The British Construction Industry
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Author | : Patricia M. Hillebrandt |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1984-03-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1349066605 |
This is a critical and descriptive analysis of the UK construction industry based on up-to-date statistics. The emphasis is on the industry as a whole, including its associated professions, rather than on individual firms or projects. Dr Hillebrandt examines the structure and resources of the industry, the demands made on it and its responses. A concise and comprehensive picture of the industry is given which will enable readers to understand what it does, how it works and how it is likely to develop.
Author | : Michael Ball |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2014-03-18 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1317811453 |
First published in 1988, this book analyses the changes that took place in the economic organisation of the British construction industry throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, in particular considering its social and economic structure and examining the causes of its poor industrial record. Michael Ball describes how the major firms survived the economic slump between 1973 and 1982 - when construction workloads collapsed - by substantially restructuring their operations, relationships with clients, workforces and subcontractors. Detailed attention is paid to construction firms, the workers they employ, the influence of trade unionism and the role of other agencies in the building process. Reissued at a particularly challenging time for the British construction industry, this relevant and practical title will be of value to students and academics of economics and social change, as well as those on courses for construction professionals.
Author | : Christopher G. Powell |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Construction industry |
ISBN | : 0419207309 |
Powell introduces and describes two centuries of building activity and the building industry, addressing such questions as why and what was built, who decided to build, and how they did so.
Author | : Christopher Powell |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2013-12-16 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1136742697 |
This scholarly and well-researched study of the building industry documents the interplay of new materials and technologies, costs and the changing social and economic forces that affected the decision-making about our built environment over the last two centuries. The author provides a succinct and readable survey of the growth and development of British building which will be of interest to all building specialists and those training for a career in the construction industry.
Author | : R. W. Pollock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Patricia M. Hillebrandt |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1985-08-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1349179345 |
Author | : Marian Bowley |
Publisher | : Cambridge [Eng.] University Press |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Author | : Hedley Smyth |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1985-09-12 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780521265126 |
This book was the first detailed and systematic account of the property and construction sectors of the British economy. Developing out of a materialist theoretical perspective, Dr Smyth provides an alternative explanation of the different characteristics of the two sectors and rejects traditional notions of the 'backwardness' of the construction sector. The specific historical experience of the Second World War and the rebuilding it necessitated, provides the basis of this analysis and it is argued that the particular divergencies of the construction sector stem from periods of wider economic crisis. Similar periods of crisis have shaped the property sector which, dependent upon the complex relationship between ground rent, the value of the building and building rent, cannot be understood in terms of 'urban rent'. Property companies and the construction industry in Britain challenges both established and radical thinking and its historical account of the development, management and production of the built environment in the years since 1939 addresses some of the central concerns of human geography today.
Author | : George Ofori |
Publisher | : NUS Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9789971691486 |
This basic text offers a comprehensive and fundamental description of the construction industry and the construction process, citing examples from several countries at various stages of development. It considers the features of the industry, describes factors influencing the demand for, and supply of construction, problems facing the industry and ways of planning for and managing its development.The book should be a basic source of information on the construction industry for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in architecture, construction management, quantity surveying, related engineering fields and estate management. It should also be of relevance to administrators of the construction industry.
Author | : Stephen Pryke |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2012-07-23 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1118343913 |
Social Network Analysis in Construction Increasingly demanding and knowledgeable clients in construction require an approach to project management that recognises both the important role played by the client in the definition of a project and the lack of certainty that large and/or complex projects present. Having identified the importance of managing relationships, both analysts and practitioners today need a sophisticated framework and methodology for observing systems and managing the complex relationships in major construction project coalitions. Social Network Analysis in Construction shows how social network analysis (SNA) can be used to observe, monitor and analyse systems and relationships. Although this has been an established analytical technique in the US for some time, it is only now being developed in the UK. Stephen Pryke spent nearly two decades investigating major project relationships using SNA and brings together here mathematical and sociological methods, and major project relationships in a manner that will inspire both academic interest and a desire to apply these concepts and techniques to live construction projects. Case studies include projects from two of the UK’s largest property developers – the UK Ministry of Defence, and a County Council. SNA is innovative – but potentially inaccessible to project management analysts and practitioners. The author provides clear and relevant explanation and illustration of the possibilities of using SNA in a major project environment. In addition to offering the potential for sophisticated retrospective analysis of a wide range of systems associated with construction and engineering project coalitions, he also looks at how we might apply the network analysis findings to the design and management of project and supply chain networks. Postgraduate students and academic researchers in Project Management and Construction Management, as well as practitioners from professional consultancies and project management companies will find here an excellent exposition of an often inaccessible subject.