Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
1. Construction in the age of the planned economy
2. The dawn of enterprise
3. Leanness and agility in construction
4. The improvement agenda takes shape
5. Rethinking construction
6. From business process re-engineering to partnering
7. Lean construction
8. From enterprise to social partnership
9. Dilemmas unresolved
10. The age of austerity
11. A prevailing sense of permacrisis
12. Unfulfilled dreams of technological optimism
Biography
Stuart D. Green is Professor of Construction Management at the University of Reading and former Head of the School of the Built Environment. He has an extensive track record of policy engagement with the UK construction sector and writes from the conviction of personal experience. He is an accomplished researcher and continues to be actively involved in consultancy both in the UK and internationally.
"...a fantastic review of the construction industry in the UK and the perennial quest for its improvement, principally with regard to productivity, safety and product quality... this book is really unique and a gem that has its place on the bookshelves of both project managers and historians." Dr Frédéric Bosché, HEA Fellow, Reader in Construction Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK
