Construction Economics: A New Approach

by Danny Myers (Author), Danny Myers (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $3.40

  Construction Economics provides students with the principles and concepts underlying the relationship between economic theory and the construction industry. The new approach adopts an argument that economics is central to government initiatives concerning sustainable construction.

  This edition has been expanded to include the latest debates regarding the private finance initiative, value management, off-site manufacture, the credit crunch, the 2008 OFT investigation into contractors colluding and sustainable construction. The opportunity has also been taken to update the data, examples, readings, and references.

  This invaluable textbook is essential reading across a wide range of disciplines from construction management and civil engineering to architecture, property and surveying.

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.25

  Construction economics is a core component of a wide range of undergraduate courses in the built environment. Consequently students need to quickly grasp the basic principles of economic theory and see how this relates to a unique and complex industry. It should be understood in a modern context and this new approach adopts the argument that economics is central to understanding the recent government initiatives concerning sustainable construction.

  Key features include:

  • a clear and user-friendly style
  • a second colour to highlight important definitions and formulae
  • frequent summaries to clarify key points
  • conceptual terms are highlighted and collated into a glossary of construction economics
  • extensive illustration with colour tables and figures
  • brief extracts from the academic journal Construction Management and Economics to consolidate and prompt discussion
  • web site reviews to set the scene for the three parts of the book.

  This invaluable textbook will suit students across a wide range of disciplines from construction managment and construction engineering through to architecture, property and surveying.