Construction in Cities: Social, Environmental, Political, and Ec

2000 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 0849374863 | PDF | 5 MB

Today s construction environment is more complex than any previous era. The possible impediments to a project's successful completion include not only bricks and mortar issues like material availability or curtain wall testing, but a broad array of concerns involving the economic, political, social, environmental, archeological, community, and historic preservation aspects of the project. Costly delays are common; regulatory processes can be prohibitive; stakeholders have more say. All of the people involved in an urban construction project must be knowledgeable about, and conversant with these conditions.