Economics for the modern built environment / edited by Les Ruddock
Imprint
London : Taylor & Francis, 2009
Descript
xx, 273 p. : ill., charts ; 25 cm
CONTENT
The changing nature of the built environment: an economic perspective -- Quantifying the GDP-construction relationship -- Input-output techniques applied to construction -- The scope of the construction sector: determining its value -- Investment in construction and economic growth: a long-term perspective -- The impact of fiscal, monetary and regulatory policy on the construction industry -- From the short to the long term: history and development of leading indicators and building cycles -- Construction markets in a changing world economy -- Global construction markets and contractors -- The new construction industry -- The impact of reverse knowledge transfer on competitiveness: the case of Turkish contractors -- Market interdependencies between real estate, investment, development and construction: the Dutch experience -- Theories of investment in property: use of information, knowledge and intelligent technologies