The futures of construction: A critical review of construction future studies

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 477-493

  Harty, Chris ^a   Goodier, Chris Ian ^b   Soetanto, Robby ^b   Austin, Simon ^b   Dainty, Andrew R J ^b   Price, Andrew D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Future studies; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION SECTOR; ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PREDICTION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STAKEHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34249658964     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600879117     Document Type: Review

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