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Author : Folke Snickars
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Economic Faces of the Building Sector written by Folke Snickars and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerald Finkel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317457277
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book The Economics of the Construction Industry written by Gerald Finkel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American construction industry, reponsible for nearly 4% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product, directly employs over five million people and provides millions of additional support jobs in related fields. This book provides an introductory overview of the economic aspects of the industry, including the historical development of building activity from earliest times to modern day market-based construction, including the work of individual artisans to complex construction unions. The book explores current trends in labor force participation; the measurement of industry performance; the determinants of investment; government involvement; competition; wage determination; training; and worker safety.
Author : G. Ive
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230510914
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Economics of the Modern Construction Sector written by G. Ive and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-07-31 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will be of interest to built environment professionals and to students of the economics and management of the built environment. It shows the value of integrating ideas and data about the production of the built environment as an industrial process with theories and data about the demand for construction. The approach taken is institutional and post-Keynesian, and illuminates an important and distinctive sector of the economy, embracing design, construction and property industries. This book offers some new and important perspectives for research and teaching in construction economics and management.
Author : Low Sui Pheng
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811358478
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)
Download or read book Construction Quality and the Economy written by Low Sui Pheng and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the relationship between construction quality and the state of the Singapore national economy, and describes how construction quality is affected as contracting firms strategically manage issues relating to profitability and survivability during economic boom and bust cycles. Adopting a three-pronged approach to explain the key issues, the book first explains the effect of the state of the Singapore national economy (boom or bust) on the construction quality delivered by contracting firms. Secondly, it explains how contracting firms respond to the performance of the national economy through their dynamic bidding strategies, leading to significant quality trade-offs in some instances, especially when there is imprecise market information. Thirdly, it recommends various strategic measures that key stakeholders and government policy-makers can take to circumvent the quality trade-off in the construction industry when faced with dynamic fluctuations in the performance of the national economy. Although the book focuses on Singapore, it appeals to a global audience since countries worldwide (and their respective building-related stakeholders) face the same issues in terms of the time–cost–quality trade-off decision-making process involving the entire supply chain.
Author : Stephen L. Gruneberg
Publisher : Economics of Big Business
ISBN 13 : 9781788210140
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Economics of Construction written by Stephen L. Gruneberg and published by Economics of Big Business. This book was released on 2019 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction of housing, commercial property, and infrastructure projects--roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, airports--for both the private and public sectors is one of the biggest industries in the world. It contributes around 10 per cent of world GDP, employs 7 per cent of the global workforce, and consumes around 20 per cent of the world's energy (and generates a third of the world's CO2 emissions). So important is the contruction industry that it is widely seen as the best indicator of a national economy's health. Stephen Gruneberg and Noble Francis, two of the UK's leading construction economists, present an up-to-date analysis of the construction industry's business model and the risks and challenges the industry faces in the twenty-first century. The book explores the many distinctive features of the economics of the industry, such as how firms use cost-reduction rather than profit maximizing behavior, the processes of tendering and procurement, and the often cyclical nature of demand. Some of the issues touched on include the nature of the government-client relationship, the difference between commissioned and speculative construction development, operating as well as building infrastructure, the advantages of off-site construction, the demand for green and sustainable construction, and the competition from government-backed Chinese companies in major infrastructure projects. As well as examining industry-wide issues, the book looks at how individual projects are costed. These can range from the construction of Dubai's Yas Island or Heathrow's third runway, to the construction of a local hospital, or a residential housing estate. Finance, cash flow, cost overruns, and labor relations are all shown to be fundamental to completing a project on time and within budget, regardless of size. The book offers authoritative analysis and expert insight to provide a survey suitable for students in both business schools and departments of architecture and the built environment.
Author : S. Gruneberg
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230510434
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Economics of the Modern Construction Firm written by S. Gruneberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-08-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about the whole diverse range of firms that are found in the construction sector, about their decision-making and the economic environments in which they operate. The authors aim to provide a new and coherent perspective on these firms and the choices they have to make - both for their managers and for all who have a stake in these firms and their industry. This book offers some new and important perspectives for research and teaching about construction firms.
Author : Patricia M. Hillebrandt
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349019275
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Economic Theory and the Construction Industry written by Patricia M. Hillebrandt and published by Springer. This book was released on 1974-06-18 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sadhan Kumar Ghosh
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000505251
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Circular Economy in the Construction Industry written by Sadhan Kumar Ghosh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Circular Economy in the Construction Industry is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, implementers and PhD and Masters-level students in universities analyzing the present status of Construction and Demolition Wastes (C&DW) management, materials development utilizing slag, fly ash, HDPE fibre, geo-wastes, and other wastes, green concrete, soil stabilization, resource circulation in construction sectors, success in experimentation & commercial production, future needs, and future research areas. While huge C&DW is wasted by dumping, there is potential of recycling preventing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental pollution as well as creating business opportunities. Circularity of resources in the construction industry can contribute to a more secure, sustainable, and economically sound future through proper policy instruments, management systems, and recycling by selecting the following: Supply chain sustainability and collection of C&D Wastes, Appropriate separation and recycling technology, Enforcement of policy instruments, Productivity, quality control of recycled products and intended end use, Economic feasibility as business case, commercialization, generating employment. This book addresses most of the above issues in a lucid manner by experts in the field from different countries, which are helpful for the related stakeholders, edited by experts in the field.
Author : Viktor Gorgenl„nder
Publisher : Diplomica Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3836699206
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (366 download)
Download or read book A Strategic Analysis of the Construction Industry in the United Arab Emirates written by Viktor Gorgenl„nder and published by Diplomica Verlag. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction industry is one of the most booming industries in the world. In particular, in the United Arab Emirates this industry has experienced a constant growth over the course of the last few years. Driven by the UAE’s oil wealth, the country has witnessed an unmatched development and transformation. Oil revenues have lead to a driving construction boom and completely change the face of the state. The construction industry is still one of the engines of economic growth in the UAE. One of the highest concentrations of cranes in the world speaks volumes about the incredible pace of construction taking place, particularly in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but also in the other emirates. The fact that about 30,000, or 24 percent of the world's 125,000 construction cranes are currently operating in the region speaks for itself. The UAE’s construction projects stands out clearly from building projects in other parts of the world, due to the fact that there is no constraint on constructional imagination and there is no place in the world where construction moves as fast as in the UAE. With some of the most innovative mega projects such as "Burj Khalifa" (the tallest building in the world), or "The Palm Jumeirah", "The Palm Jebel Ali" and "The Palm Deira" (the world’s largest man-made islands) with epithets of world’s biggest, best, and tallest the UAE construction industry remains unbeaten. The construction industry is a complex environment in which each organization is faced with numerous opportunities and threats. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the fast growing construction industry in the UAE, while scanning the construction business for opportunities and threats. This book implements the PESTEL analysis that will be used to analyze the UAE’s construction industry. The main objective of the research reported in this book is to identify the factors in the macro-environment that might affect an organization. Having the PESTEL context, this output is used to execute a SWOT analysis. The PESTEL factors combined with external micro-environmental factors are classified as opportunities and threats in a SWOT analysis. Thus, this research also aims to identify the opportunities and threats in the construction business. This study does not assess company’s internal strengths and weaknesses. Through strategic analysis of the UAE’s construction business this book creates an adequate framework that helps participants of the construction business to take advantage of opportunities while protecting them from threats.
Author : George Ofori
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136940626
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book New Perspectives on Construction in Developing Countries written by George Ofori and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing countries face the challenge of maintaining economic growth and socio-economic development, at the core of which sits the construction industry. Considerable research on construction in developing countries took place in the 1970's and 1980's, but little since, a gap which this book fills. Including contributions from prominent academics and practitioners in Australia, China, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, and the UK, this is a truly international analysis of a subject of global interest. The most insightful and relevant of recent research on topics such as Millennium Development Goals, the informal construction sector, human resource development, technology, finance and social change, are all addressed in the context of the construction industry in the developing world. Also considered are other key aspects of construction industry development such as institution building, nurturing of contractors and consultants and championing of industry development programmes. While the challenge has grown and the needs have become even more pressing, the research to date has rarely presented effective solutions. Focussing on those aspects of the construction industry most crucial to development, this is a much needed up-to-date study that sheds new light on a variety of concepts and issues. This is essential reading for researchers, professionals and students interested in the construction industry in developing countries. Readers of this book will be interested in its companion volume; Contemporary Issues of Construction in Developing Countries.
Author : Sithembiso Ndlovu
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659364426
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (644 download)
Download or read book Economic Impact on the Construction Industry in S.A written by Sithembiso Ndlovu and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been said and written about the lack of sustainability in the building industry for many years, a condition that has been exacerbated by poor economic growth in general. We also know that the investment in residential buildings was largely responsible for a measure of growth in the past years, but how do we build on this? What role can we play to maintained quality standard within the infrastructure and to improve investment in the non-residential sector of our industry and of our country? What is required to get this engine for growth into gear and to increase our contribution to the Gross Domestic Product? The construction equation over the last few years has read as follows: where rates have determined demand, the sector has been buoyant; in sectors where the exchange rate underpins demands, a downturn has been experience; and where government is the main driver, the scenario has been relatively flat. It is the opinion of the author that the equation can charge because of the demand in the housing market, particularly as material cost rise on the back of tight supply and as it becomes increasingly difficult for those who have invested in rental stock to find tenants.
Author : Michael Ball
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317811453
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Rebuilding Construction (Routledge Revivals) written by Michael Ball and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Danny Myers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317292774
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book Construction Economics written by Danny Myers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction Economics provides students with the principles underlying the relationship between economic theory and the construction industry. Its new approach specifically examines the problems of securing sustainable construction. The new edition has been fully revised to provide an overview of the economy and construction markets since the global financial crisis. As such it examines the challenges of changing government policy, adapting to climate change, adopting BIM, and reducing costs. A new introduction along with new readings, data, examples, glossary items, government strategies, and references, revises this established core text and brings it up to the historic EU referendum. As with previous editions, it retains a tried and tested format: a clear and user-friendly style use of a second colour for emphasis regular summaries of key points a glossary of construction economics extensive use of tables and figures extracts from Construction Management and Economics reviews of useful websites. This invaluable textbook is essential reading across a wide range of disciplines from construction management and civil engineering to architecture, property and surveying.
Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031174615
Total Pages : 1576 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)
Download or read book SDGs in the European Region written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 1576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes the thinking on sustainable development and a variety of initiatives across Europe, illustrating regional efforts to foster sustainable communities and ecological and social innovation. It contains various contributions which showcase examples of thinking, economic and social structures and in consumption and production patterns needed, to implement the SDGs. This book is part of the "100 papers to accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals initiative".
Author : Eric P. Wallace
Publisher : CCH
ISBN 13 : 9780808091714
Total Pages : 1304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (917 download)
Download or read book Construction Guide written by Eric P. Wallace and published by CCH. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction Guide: Tax and Advisory Services provides CPAs with guidance on the tax considerations that are particular to the construction industry. In addition, it provides CPAs with guidance on engagements for a wide range of situations, including those special to utility contractors, road builders, home construction, commercial construction, residential construction, land developers, real estate developers, and more. The book includes work programs, practice aids, checklists, and sample reports.
Author : Lars Lundqvist
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642722423
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (427 download)
Download or read book Network Infrastructure and the Urban Environment written by Lars Lundqvist and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the result of an international collaboration, which started with a conference at Smadalaro Gfrrd in Sweden. The workshop was supported by the National Science Foundation of the USA (INT-9215114) and by the Swedish National Road Administration, the Swedish Council for Building Research, the Swedish Transport and Communications Research Board and the Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research. This support is gratefully acknow ledged. The collaboration started as a bilateral u.S.-Swedish endeavour but was soon widened to other scholars in Europe, Asia, Australia and South-America. Network Infrastructure and the Urban Environment is a policy area of growing importance. Sustainable cities and sustainable transport systems are necessary for attaining a sustainable development. The research and policy field, represented in this volume, comprises a number of challenging contrasts: - the contrast between infrastructure investments, mobility and environmental sustainability; - the contrast between policy contexts, modelling traditions and available decision support systems in various parts of the world; - the contrast between available best practice methods and the majority of models applied in planning; the contrast between static models of cross-sectionary equilibria and dynamic models of disequilibrium adjustments; and the contrast between state-of-the-art operationalland-use/transport models and new demands for land-use/transportlenvironment models due to changing policy contexts. Bridging some of these gaps constitutes important research tasks, that are discussed in the twenty-two chapters of this book. A number of emerging research directions are identified in the introduction and summary chapter.
Author : Gerard de Valence
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134153694
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Modern Construction Economics written by Gerard de Valence and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern construction economics has a wider focus than was previously the case, with stronger links to mainstream economics reflecting increasing interest in a range of theoretical issues. This book brings together the essential reviews of this trend and pushes towards the development of a comprehensive theoretical framework for construction economics.
