The nature and development of construction economics

de Valence, G

The nature and development of construction economics

de Valence, G

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Publisher:: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Research Companion to Construction Economics, 2022, pp. 61-85
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	de Valence, G
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-24T06:36:13Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-24T06:36:13Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Research Companion to Construction Economics, 2022, pp. 61-85
dc.identifier.isbn	9781839108228
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/168345
dc.description.abstract	Construction Economics investigates topics associated with the production and maintenance of the built environment and the economic role of the construction industry. The chapter reviews research in three areas identified by Hillebrandt (1974): the construction process; the construction firm; and the construction industry. The discussion is divided into three periods: 1974 to 1989 is one of emergence and establishment, as themes and topics are established, and the literature develops; 1990 to 2010 covers the expansion of Construction Economics as new approaches are applied to construction; and 2011 to 2020 brings the story to the present. In each period, contributions to the topics that research has covered are discussed, followed by an assessment of the development and contribution of Construction Economics. Construction Economics is multi-disciplinary and uses multiple models to disentangle and analyse issues associated with the construction industry in particular and the construction of the built environment more broadly.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
dc.relation.ispartof	Research Companion to Construction Economics
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4337/9781839108235.00011
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	The nature and development of construction economics
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-03-24T06:36:12Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

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Construction Economics investigates topics associated with the production and maintenance of the built environment and the economic role of the construction industry. The chapter reviews research in three areas identified by Hillebrandt (1974): the construction process; the construction firm; and the construction industry. The discussion is divided into three periods: 1974 to 1989 is one of emergence and establishment, as themes and topics are established, and the literature develops; 1990 to 2010 covers the expansion of Construction Economics as new approaches are applied to construction; and 2011 to 2020 brings the story to the present. In each period, contributions to the topics that research has covered are discussed, followed by an assessment of the development and contribution of Construction Economics. Construction Economics is multi-disciplinary and uses multiple models to disentangle and analyse issues associated with the construction industry in particular and the construction of the built environment more broadly.

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