Fred Sherratt

Introduction to Construction Management (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition is the beginner's guide to key concepts, terms, processes and practices associated with modern construction management. The new edition has been fully updated with new data, case studies, and enhancements and remains the most practical and accessible book on the subject.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000647587
• Artikelnr.: 65264422

Autorenporträt

Fred Sherratt is a Professor of Construction Sociology and a Chartered Construction Manager and Chartered Building Engineer. After more than ten years working in the construction industry for a large contractor, Fred moved into academia where she spent a further ten years teaching construction management and civil engineering students of all levels. She has taught many aspects of construction management, including planning and programming, resource management, management theory and practice, and health and safety management.

Peter Farrell is a Professor of Construction and a Chartered Construction Manager, Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Engineer. He is currently Programme Lead for construction and engineering undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of Bolton. He has taught construction and commercial management to students of all levels for over 30 years. His industry training was in construction planning and quantity surveying and his post-qualification experience was working as a contractor's site manager.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1 Introduction 1.1. What is the 'construction industry'? 1.2.
Construction projects 1.3. Construction people 1.4. Construction bodies
1.5. The construction industry: summary Further Reading and Discussion
PART 2 Introduction 2.1. What is management? 2.2. Management functions:
what do managers do? 2.3. Principles of management: how do managers do it?
2.4. Managing people: the key to successful management? 2.5. What is
construction management? 2.6. Construction management in theory: summary
Further Reading and Discussion PART 3 Introduction 3.1. Production planning
and control 3.2. Site management 3.3. Time management 3.4. Cost management
3.5. Quality management 3.6. Health and safety management 3.7. Mental
Health and Wellbeing Management 3.8. Environmental management 3.9.
Construction management in practice: summary Further Reading PART 4
Introduction 4.1. Ambitions for change 4.2. Project Delivery 4.3.
Construction 4.0 4.0. The Ethical Construction Manager 4.5. The changing
role of the construction manager 4.6. New directions in construction
management: summary