The Principles of Building Economics
J. Raftery(Author)
Blackwell Science Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-632-04915-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a critical discussion of the main aspects of construction economics, drawing on ideas from economics to describe the production of the built environment in the context of the property market. This expanded edition provides a global perspective with examples for construction and propert sectors in China and Asia.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
30 illustrations, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-04915-8 (9780632049158)
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John Raftery
Principles of Building Economics
Book
01/1991
Blackwell Science Ltd
€41.67
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Content
Introduction to economics as a focus for studying construction and real estate; the market mechanism; the time value of money; property valuation and investment appraisal; the market for land; the market for property; the market for housing; the market for construction; theory of the firm; the operation of the firm; the determination of price for construction; the built environment in use.