Construction economics : a new approach /
By: Myers, Danny.
Publisher: Abdingdon, Oxon, UK : Routledge, 2017Edition: 4th edition.Description: xii, 346 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781138183711; 9781138183711:; 1138183717; 9781138183728; 1138183725.Subject(s): Construction industry | Construction industry -- Management | Information technology | Risk | Building industryDDC classification: 338.47624Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 327-337) and index.
Introduction to the fourth edition -- An introduction to the basic concepts -- Economic systems for resource allocation -- The market mechanism -- The theory of demand -- The theory of supply -- Clients and contractors -- Costs of the construction firm -- Types of market structure in the construction industry -- Markets for green buildings and infrastructure -- Market failure and government intervention -- Environmental economics -- Managing the macroeconomy -- The economy and construction : measurement and manipulation -- The business case : inflation and expectations -- Sustainable construction.
Students across a wide range of disciplines, ranging from construction management and construction engineering through to architecture, property and surveying should find this an invaluable textbook.