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Property and the office economy

By: Language: English Publication details: London Estates Gazette 2005Description: viii, 283p. 22cmISBN:
  • 0728204762
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 333.37
Summary: Traces the history of the office and the office economy. Examines how offices have come to dominate city centres; the nature of development booms and busts; and illustrates the critical role of public policy in shaping the built environment. Looks at how the use of offices is changing, the role they play in business planning and trends in office working and their impact on building design. Emphasises that change is driven by the needs of the office occupiers and could lead to a growing demand for a greater variety of buildings with new forms of management, contracts and services.
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Book London Books 333.37 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30069943

Traces the history of the office and the office economy. Examines how offices have come to dominate city centres; the nature of development booms and busts; and illustrates the critical role of public policy in shaping the built environment. Looks at how the use of offices is changing, the role they play in business planning and trends in office working and their impact on building design. Emphasises that change is driven by the needs of the office occupiers and could lead to a growing demand for a greater variety of buildings with new forms of management, contracts and services.