Economics for the Modern Built Environment

ISBN-13: 9780415454247 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 273 str.

Ruddock Les

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. The Changing Nature of the Built Environment  2. Defining the Sector  3. The Economics of Architecture and Urban Design  4. Market Dynamics  5. Structures Investment and Economic Growth  6. The Economics of Maintenance  7. Demand Versus Supply Side Strategies  8. Business, Building and Property Cycles  9. Impacts of Construction and Property Markets on the Macroeconomy  10. Impacts of Fiscal, Monetary and Regulatory Policies  11. Market Modelling and Forecasting  12. Interrelationships of the Building and Property Sectors  13. The Changing Nature of the Built Environment  14. Globalisation and Contagion in the World Economy  15. Theories of Investment in Property  16. Trends and Cycles in Property Investment  17. Regulatory Issues  18. Construction Activity and Economic Development  19. Aggregate GDP and Construction Value-Added  20. Real Estate Cycles  21. Input-Output Economics in the Built Environment  22. Construction and Property Markets in a Changing World Economy

O autorze

Les Ruddock is Professor of Construction and Property Economics, and Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Business, Law and the Built Environment, at the University of Salford. He is the Co-ordinator of the CIB (Conseil International du Bâtiment) Task Group on Macroeconomics for Construction.