Economics for the Modern Built Environment.
Construction economics needs to respond to the new emphasis on sustainable development, on the medium and long-term consequences of construction, on the whole life-cycle, and on the service rendered by buildings. Its focus now extends from design and construction, to the operation, maintenance, refu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Construction economics needs to respond to the new emphasis on sustainable development, on the medium and long-term consequences of construction, on the whole life-cycle, and on the service rendered by buildings. Its focus now extends from design and construction, to the operation, maintenance, refurbishment and demolition of property. Drawing on the work of the CIB Task Group on Macroeconomics for Construction, this book discusses mesoeconomic and macroeconomic models and methodologies in construction economics and is suited to graduate students and researchers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780203938577 0203938577 9780415454247 0415454247 9780415454254 0415454255 |