Introduction to Construction Management

Name: Introduction to Construction Management
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781032007526
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By Fred Sherratt

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Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition, by Fred Sherratt, is a comprehensive beginner's guide to modern construction management. It covers essential concepts, terms, and practices with updated data, case studies, and new topics such as construction ethics, mental health and wellbeing, project delivery, and Construction 4.0. The book combines theoretical foundations with practical applications across production, commercial, quality, health and safety, and environmental management.
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Ideal for students on construction and engineering management courses, as well as anyone beginning to explore construction management at any level, seeking an accessible and practical introduction.

Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition is the beginner’s guide to key concepts, terms, processes and practices associated with modern construction management. The new edition has been fully updated with new data, case studies, and enhancements and remains the most practical and accessible book on the subject.

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Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition, is the beginner’s guide to key concepts, terms, processes, and practices associated with modern construction management. The new edition has been fully updated with new data, case studies, and enhancements and remains the most practical and accessible book on the subject available.

Significant new topics have been added, including construction ethics, coverage of mental health and wellbeing in the industry, project delivery, and Construction 4.0. These additions make this the most cutting-edge book available for students on construction and engineering management courses.

Supported by diagrams, illustrations, and case studies, the book starts with a general introduction to the industry and covers the relevant management theory before providing applied coverage of:

Production management
Commercial management
Quality management
Health and Safety management
Environmental management

This is the most approachable text available for anyone starting to learn about construction management at any level.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781032007526

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 28 Tables, black and white; 48 Line drawings, black and white; 52 Halftones, black and white; 100 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 460

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About the Author

Fred Sherratt is a Professor of Construction Sociology and a Chartered Construction Manager and Chartered Building Engineer. After more than ten years working in the construction industry for a large contractor, Fred moved into academia where she spent a further ten years teaching construction management and civil engineering students of all levels. She has taught many aspects of construction management, including planning and programming, resource management, management theory and practice, and health and safety management.

Peter Farrell is a Professor of Construction and a Chartered Construction Manager, Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Engineer. He is currently Programme Lead for construction and engineering undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of Bolton. He has taught construction and commercial management to students of all levels for over 30 years. His industry training was in construction planning and quantity surveying and his post-qualification experience was working as a contractor’s site manager.

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