Emerging Debates in the Construction Industry: The Developing Nations’ Perspective - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1032374691 ISBN 13 : 9781032374697

Editeur : Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

This book provides readers with an insightful understanding of the various emerging issues in the construction industry, especially in the area associated with United Nations developmental goals, 4th Industrial Revolution, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Skills and Capacity development. The need for all practitioner to understand growing issues surrounding the various evolving concepts or technologies in the construction industry remain critical to stakeholders if any meaningful gains are expected. This book explains the importance of inclusion, health and safety, skills development, collaboration, pandemics, the fourth industrial revolution, capacity building, and green finance, among others. Thus, it provides an in-depth understanding of the issues mentioned in developed and developing countries for construction professionals, researchers, educators, and other stakeholders. The book can be adopted as a research guide, framework, and reference on the emerging concepts in construction practices.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ernest Kissi is a lecturer and post-doctorate fellow at the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, respectively. His research interests include construction economics, project management, procurement, and technical education. He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS), Ghana Institution of Construction (GIOC), Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE), International Society for Development and Sustainability (MISDS) and an incorporate member of the Chartered Institute of Builders (ICIOB). Ernest is also a practising quantity surveyor who has been involved in a number of consulting works for several construction projects.

Clinton Aigbavboa is Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying and director of CIDB Centre of Excellence and Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Before entering academia, he was involved as a quantity surveyor on several infrastructural projects in Nigeria and South Africa. He has published several research papers and more than ten books on housing, construction and engineering management, and research methodology for construction students. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation.

Didibhuku Wellington Thwala is Professor of Construction Project Management and Leadership at the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Technology, University of South Africa(UNISA), South Africa. He has extensive industry experience with a research focus on sustainable construction, leadership, and project management. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation. He also serves as an editorial board member to various reputable international journals.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1032374691
• ISBN 13: 9781032374697
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Éditeur: Kissi Ernest, Aigbavboa Clinton, Thwala Didibhuku Wellington
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Routledge; https://www.routledge-ny.com/; ; Stockst?dter Str. 20; Gro?ostheim; Bayern; Allemagne