Constructing futures [electronic resource] industry leaders and futures thinking in construction
Chan, Paul
Constructing futures industry leaders and futures thinking in construction [electronic resource] - Blackwell Publishing 2010
A total of 15 influential figures were interviewed for this eBook, 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.
9781444327847
EBOOK
Constructing futures industry leaders and futures thinking in construction [electronic resource] - Blackwell Publishing 2010
A total of 15 influential figures were interviewed for this eBook, 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.
9781444327847
EBOOK