Construction economics : a new approach /
By: Myers, Danny.
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2013Edition: 3rd ed.Description: ix, 335 p. : ill. en coul. ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415527781 (hbk.); 9780415527781:; 0415527783 (hbk.); 9780415527798 (pbk.); 0415527791 (pbk.); 9780203384435 (ebk.); 0203384431 (ebk.).Subject(s): Construction industry -- Quantity surveying | Construction industry | Construction industry -- ManagementDDC classification: 692.5Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographic references and index.
Introduction to basic concepts -- Economic systems for resource allocation -- The market mechanism -- The theory of demand -- The theory of supply -- Clients and contractors -- Theory of the construction firm -- Types of market structure in the construction industry -- Markets for green buildings & infrastructure -- Market failure and government intervention -- Environmental economics -- Managing the macroeconomy -- The economy & construction : measurement & manipulation -- The business case : inflation, expectations and interest rates -- 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.