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Measuring construction : prices, output and productivity
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
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| 서명/저자사항 | Measuring construction : prices, output and productivity/ edited by Rick Best and Jim Meikle. |
| 개인저자 | Best, Rick,editor, Meikle, Jim,editor, |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages). |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Measuring construction. 1 Edition. New York : Routledge, 2015 9780415659376 |
| ISBN | 9781315882925 1315882922 9781134687213 1134687214 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | 1. Setting the scene / Jim Meikle and Rick Best -- 2. Background to purchasing power parity indices / G철ran Runeson -- 3. International construction cost comparisons / Rick Best and Jim Meikle -- 4. The International Comparison Program and purchasing power parities for construction / Rick Best and Jim Meikle -- 5. A review of construction cost and price indices in Britain / Marco Yu and Graham Ive -- 6. Measuring and comparing construction activity internationally / Jim Meikle and Stephen Gruneberg -- 7. Internationalization of the construction industry / Weisheng Lu, Huan Yang and Craig Langston -- 8. Performance measures for construction / Craig Langston -- 9. Refining the citiBLOC index / Craig Langston -- 10. A review of the theory and measurement techniques of productivity in the construction industry / Gerard de Valence and Malcolm Abbott -- 11. Construction productivity and cost estimation using artificial neural networks / Ali Najafi and Robert Tiong -- 12. Determining levels of productivity in the construction industry using data envelopment analysis / Malcolm Abbott -- 13. Endnote / Rick Best and Jim Meikle. |
| 요약 | "Despite the size, complexity and importance of the construction industry, there has been little study to date which focuses on the challenge of drawing reliable conclusions from the available data. The accuracy of industry reports has an impact on government policy, the direction and outcomes of research and the practices of construction firms, so confusion in this area can have far reaching consequences. In response to this, Measuring Construction looks at fundamental economic theories and concepts with respect to the construction industry, and explains how to avoid merits and shortcomings, sometimes by looking at real life examples. Drawing on current research the contributors tackle: industry performance ; productivity measurement ; construction in national accounts ; comparing international construction costs and prices ; comparing international productivity. The scope of the book is international, using data and publications from four continents, and tackling head on the difficulties arising from measuring construction. By addressing problems that arise everywhere from individual project documentation, right up to national industrial accounts, this much-needed book can have an impact at every level of the industry. It is essential reading for postgraduate construction students and researchers, students of industrial economics, construction economists and policy-makers. "-- |
| 해제 | Provided by publisher. |
| 일반주제명 | Construction industry. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General Construction industry. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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