The changing nature of the built environment
Defining the sector: Assessing the value of the built environment in the macroeconomy
The economics of architecture and urban design
Market dynamics between real estate, investment, development and construction
Structures investment and economic growth
The economics of maintenance
Demand versus supply side strategies - in low-income housing
Business, building and property cycles
Impacts of construction and property markets on the macroeconomy
Impacts of fiscal, monetary and regulatory policies
Market modelling and forecasting
Interrelationships of the building and property sectors
The changing nature of the built environment
Globalisation and contagion in the world economy
Theories of investment in property
Trends and cycles in property investment
Regulatory issues
Construction activity and economic development
Aggregate GDP and Construction Value-Added: Quantifying the relationship
Real estate cycles
Input-output economics in the built environment
Construction and property markets in a changing world economy
Biography
Les Ruddock is Professor of Construction and Property Economics, and Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Business, Law and the Built Environment, at the University of Salford. He is the Co-ordinator of the CIB (Conseil International du Bâtiment) Task Group on Macroeconomics for Construction.
