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Constructing futures : industry leaders and futures thinking in construction / Paul Chan; Rachel Cooper

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Copyright date: ©2010Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xv, 224 p.)) : illISBN:
  • 9781282849488
  • 1282849484
  • 9781444327847
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781405157971 | 1282829874 | Erscheint auch als: 9781405157971 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 624.068/4 22
  • 624.0684
LOC classification:
  • HD9715.G72
Online resources: Summary: 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 stakeholder groups representing the realities of construction, including architects, client organisations (public-sector and private-sector), consultants, contractors, developers, lobby groups with special interests, policy makers, professional institutions, and trade unions. A total of 15 influential figures were interviewed for the book, from Sir Michael Latham and Bob White to Wayne Hemmingway and Kevin McCloud. Part One looks to the past by reviewing a series of foresight studies undertaken of the construction industry and re-presenting stories of our interviewees' lives to explain the development of leadership in the context of the construction industry. In Part Two, the authors look at the present and discuss two fundamental issues: sustainable development and governance of the construction industry. In Part Three the book concludes with an afterthought for the future, highlighting key lessons learnt putting forward a series of research questions derived from this scholarly reflection of 'futures thinking' in construction. Throughout, the authors juxtapose the views of the 15 influential figures interviewed with a review of the salient points found in the relevant and authoritative sources of theoretical literature, both in the mainstream literatureSummary: 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 summary -- Setting the 'scene' -- Construction foresight studies -- The 'future' agendas since the Second World War -- Contemporary foresight reports at the turn of the century -- Synthesis of critical trends and implications from the foresight reports -- Critical appraisal of foresight studies -- A note on the methodology -- The structure of the book -- Part 1: Tracing the past -- Part 2: Eliciting the future -- Part 3: Towards an afterthought -- Chapter 2: In.uential people in the UK construction industry: what makes leadership in construction? -- Chapter summary -- Introduction -- Leadership theories and application in construction -- Development of leadership theories -- Application of leadership theories in construction management research -- Looking forward but learning from the past -- So what makes a 'leader' in construction? -- Critical antecedent: people -- Critical antecedent: place -- Critical antecedent: events -- To be or not to be? The age-old question of nature and nurture -- Closing thoughts -- Part 2: Eliciting the future -- Chapter 3: Developing a sustainable future: theoretical and practical insights into sustainable development -- Chapter summary -- Introduction -- Connecting people, profits and planet: the rise of the sustainability agenda -- Interactions between people and places -- Role of political leaders and infrastructure development -- Industry response to the sustainable development agenda -- Role of education and research -- Summing up the thoughts of our leading figures -- Sustainability: definitions and perspectives.PPN: PPN: 809102595Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PBE | ZDB-30-PQE
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