Christopher Powell

The British Building Industry since 1800 (eBook, PDF)

An economic history

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This scholarly and well-researched study of the building industry documents the interplay of new materials and technologies, costs and the changing social and economic forces that affected the decision-making about our built environment over the last two centuries. The author provides a succinct and readable survey of the growth and development of British building which will be of interest to all building specialists and those training for a career in the construction industry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136742699
• Artikelnr.: 40172280

Autorenporträt

Powell, Christopher

Inhaltsangabe

Building Coketown 1800
1850. The industry forges the means: 1800
1850. Building and the triumph of urbanisation: 1851
1914. The industry consolidates: 1851
1914. Building the suburbs: 1915
1939. The industry as force for stability: 1915
1939. Building in crisis and reconstruction: 1940
1973. The industry fights for freedom and growth: 1940
1973. Building in a retreat of big govenment: after 1973. The industry recasts responsibilities: after 1973. Index.