Construction Management Strategies

A Theory of Construction Management
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-470-65609-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

An authoritative textbook on construction management offering a clear model for understanding theoretical aspects.

The construction industry has become a truly global network of interconnected stakeholders making demands which require the involvement of skilled workforces from all over the world. A Theory of Construction Management sets the foundations for understanding and managing construction's inherent complexity and uniqueness. It establishes clear definitions of commonly accepted terms like built environment, construction, civil engineering, etc. which are often given confusing and conflicting interpretations. It cuts through the plethora of overlapping role titles currently used in the construction sector that make it difficult to establish how projects are actually managed.

A Theory of Construction Management:

* Offers a robust and consistent theoretical basis to explain the performance of the main approaches to construction management.
* Describes corporate and project management in construction as an integrated whole.
* Provides the basic toolkit a student needs to think through the practical situations they will later face.
* Helps bring the theory of construction management to international students who struggle to find a solid grounding in this complex and fragmented subject.
* Includes a companion website featuring a wealth of easy to use case studies and directly transferable examples for students, as well as PPT slides and topic discussion ideas for lecturers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Radosavljevic, Milan

Bennett, John

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Bauindustrie, Baugewerbe
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baugewerbe, Bauplanung, Baubetrieb

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
The Authors
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction and Background
Chapter 2: The Built Environment
Chapter 3: Construction Concepts
Chapter 4: Theory of Construction Management
Chapter 5: Traditional Construction
Chapter 6: Design Build
Chapter 7: Management Approaches
Chapter 8: Partnering
Chapter 9; Total Construction Service
Chapter 10: Implications for Industry
Chapter 11: The Future for Construction Management
Appendix: Theory of Construction Management Propositions
Glossary
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bennett, John
John Bennett, Professor in the University of Reading's Department of Construction Management & Engineering for 25 years following 20 years of successful practice in the UK and internationally, founding editor of the leading journal, Construction Management and Economics, and Director of the University's Centre for Strategic Studies in Construction throughout its 12 years of influential research and publishing. The hallmarks of his academic career are researching international best practice and describing the essential messages in clear practical terms. This has established his reputation as one of the founding fathers of the construction management discipline.

Radosavljevic, Milan
Milan Radosavljevic, Lecturer in the University of Reading's School of Construction Management and Engineering following several years as a Demonstration Projects Coordinator for Scotland and as a Production Director within an off-site construction company in Central Europe. His award winning PhD research used chaos theory in the development of the novel Process Planning Methodology. He is Director of the prestigious Reading MSc in Project Management and his interests are focused on the role of Building Information Modelling in production management within the Total Construction Service strategy.

Milan Radosavljevic, Lecturer in the University of Reading's School of Construction Management and Engineering following several years as a Demonstration Projects Coordinator for Scotland and as a Production Director within an off-site construction company in Central Europe. His award winning PhD research used chaos theory in the development of the novel Process Planning Methodology. He is Director of the prestigious Reading MSc in Project Management and his interests are focused on the role of Building Information Modelling in production management within the Total Construction Service strategy.

John Bennett, Professor in the University of Reading's Department of Construction Management & Engineering for 25 years following 20 years of successful practice in the UK and internationally, founding editor of the leading journal, Construction Management and Economics, and Director of the University's Centre for Strategic Studies in Construction throughout its 12 years of influential research and publishing. The hallmarks of his academic career are researching international best practice and describing the essential messages in clear practical terms. This has established his reputation as one of the founding fathers of the construction management discipline.