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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Main Author: Ruddock, Les
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2008.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (294 pages)
ISBN:9780203938577
0203938577
9780415454247
0415454247
9780415454254
0415454255