عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
HD9715.G72 P385 2011
HD9715
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G72
P385
2011
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1444327844
(Number (ISBN
9781444327847
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b542055
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Constructing Futures :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
Industry leaders and futures thinking in construction.
First Statement of Responsibility
Paul Chan
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(242 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Constructing Futures: Industry leaders and futures thinking in construction; Contents; About the authors; Preface; Part 1: Tracing the past; Chapter 1: Introducing foresight in construction: exploring the missing link of personalising futures thinking; Chapter 2: In.uential people in the Uk construction industry: what makes leadership in construction?; Part 2: Eliciting the future; Chapter 3: Developing a sustainable future: theoretical and practical insights into sustainable development. Chapter 4: Connecting up government, corporate and community stakeholders in governing the future of the construction industryPart 3: Towards an afterthought; Chapter 5: The last word: synthesising lessons learnt from the journeys. . .; Appendix: Brief biographies of influential figures interviewed; Alan Ritchie; Bob White; Chris Blythe; Chris Luebkeman; George Ferguson; Guy Hazelhurst; Jon Rouse; Kenneth Yeang; Kevin McCloud; Nick Raynsford; Sandi Rhys Jones; Sir Michael Latham; Stef Stefanou; Tom Bloxham; Wayne Hemingway; Notes and references; Index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
There is growing interest in future scenario planning of the construction industry but a disconnect between thinking about the future at the policy-making level and implementing real change. Constructing Futures: industry leaders and futures thinking in construction takes a thematic approach to the future of the UK construction industry by presenting the results of a series of in-depth interviews conducted with leading construction figures and structuring this material into chapters addressing the key contemporary issues in the industry. These high-profile figures are drawn from a wide range of.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Construction industry -- Great Britain.
Leadership -- Great Britain.
Sustainable construction -- Great Britain.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HD9715
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G72
Book number
P385
2011
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Paul Chan
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Paul Chan
Rachel Cooper
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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