The British Building Industry Since 1800: An Economic History

by Christopher Powell (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  1996

  $72.38

  This scholarly and well-researched study of the building industry documents the interplay of new materials and technologies, costs and the changing social and economic forces that affected the decision-making about our built environment over the last two centuries. The author provides a succinct and readable survey of the growth and development of British building which will be of interest to all building specialists and those training for a career in the construction industry.