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Describing Construction - Industries, Projects and Firms (Hardcover)
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Describing Construction - Industries, Projects and Firms (Hardcover)
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This third book from editors Rick Best and Jim Meikle brings
together and presents insights into a number of key concepts in the
study of construction firms, projects and the group of activities
that loosely define the construction industry. The value for
readers comes from the collection of a variety of topics in a
single volume, which provide a basic understanding of the
complexities of construction as more than a set of practical
concerns such as labour management and materials handling. Instead,
the focus is on analysis of the industry and its component parts
from the viewpoints of construction economists and others seeking
to understand the drivers and challenges that shape an area of
economic activity that is a major contributor in all economies. The
aim of this book is to provide an overview and discussion of
several aspects of what makes construction tick. It is unlike other
industry sectors in many ways, being project-based with often
intense competition for work. Where the first book, Measuring
Construction, focused on particular areas associated with
quantifying various aspects of construction activity and the
second, Accounting for Construction, looked more at how we record
and report on construction activity, Describing Construction gives
readers the views of experts in the field of how the construction
industry is described, what its make-up is, it even asks the
question: is construction a single industry? This book will change
the way most readers understand the 'construction industry',
whatever that may be, not from the point of view of visible on-site
activities, but through a scientific approach to analysis and
understanding of how projects, firms and various sectors of the
industry work and how things are changing and may continue to
change in future. It is essential reading for students and
researchers in construction management, quantity surveying,
architecture and engineering.
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