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Emerging Debates in the Construction Industry
This book provides readers with an insightful understanding of the various emerging issues in the construction industry, especially in the area associated with United Nations developmental goals, 4th Industrial Revolution, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Skills and Capacity development. The need for all practitioner to understand growing issues surrounding the various evolving concepts or technologies in the construction industry remain critical to stakeholders if any meaningful gains are expected. This book explains the importance of inclusion, health and safety, skills development, collaboration, pandemics, the fourth industrial revolution, capacity building, and green finance, among others. Thus, it provides an in-depth understanding of the issues mentioned in developed and developing countries for construction professionals, researchers, educators, and other stakeholders. The book can be adopted as a research guide, framework, and reference on the emerging concepts in construction practices.
Towards a Sustainable Construction Industry: The Role of Innovation and Digitalisation
This book gathers papers from the 12th Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Research Conference, which was held at the International Convention Centre, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, from July 10 to 12, 2022. The conference directly addresses the objectives of SDG9: “Building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation”. Moreover, the conference is designed to promote capacity development and transformation within the built-environment space by providing an all-inclusive platform to established and emerging researchers to discuss the recent advancements needed to move the industry forward.
Civil Engineering and Disaster Prevention
Civil Engineering and Disaster Prevention focuses on the research of civil engineering, architecture and disaster prevention and control. These proceedings gather the most cutting-edge research and achievements, aiming to provide scholars and engineers with valuable research direction and engineering solutions. Subjects covered in the proceedings include: Civil Engineering Engineering Structure Architectural Materials Disaster Prevention and Control Building Electrical Engineering The works of these proceedings aim to promote the development of civil engineering and environment engineering. Thereby, fostering scientific information interchange between scholars from the top universities, research centers and high-tech enterprises working all around the world.
Women in Construction
This edited book aims to provide a collection of scientific evidence on gender issues in the construction industry that contributes to discussions on equality, gender diversity, and inclusion in the built environment; it also provides baseline data for policy design and future research on women in the built environment. Presenting research findings from Africa, India, and Australia, the aims of this book are broad and it begins with an assessment of the gender-based challenges in the construction sector from the perspective of two generations of women. It goes on to discuss the issues affecting the recruitment and career progression of women in construction and also to proffer solutions to t...
Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Development in Africa’s Changing Climate
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Choice, Adaptability and Circularity in Housing
Current planning and design modes of residential environments are facing challenges of philosophy and form. Past approaches no longer sustain new demands and call for innovative thinking. In a world that is becoming highly urbanized, the need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental global changes that touch upon environmental, economic, and social aspects. This book addresses these contemporary social transformations and trends. It argues that homes need to offer greater choice in the preoccupancy stage, adaptability once the occupant moves in, and, when the structure or its subcomponents end its useful life, facilitate circularity. The book begins with an introductory chapter that set...
Peran Tawhidic Paradigm dan Knowledge Acquisition Efficacy Menuju Kinerja UKM
Knowledge Acquisition Efficacy diusulkan sebagai konsep baru untuk meningkatkan kinerja UKM di Jawa Tengah yang berasal dari entrepreneur learning dan peran tawhidic paradigm. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi sebuah model konseptual baru yang dapat mengisi saran kajian lanjutan dan keterbatasan studi terdahulu antara peran Entrepreuner Learning dengan Kinerja UKM yang berpusat pada konsep Knowledge Acquisition Efficacy. Buku ini akan membahas Kinerja UKM dibangun oleh Knowledge Acquisition Efficacy yang merupakan keyakinan atas kemampuan diri yang dapat diandalkan, optimis dalam menghadapi tantangan dan rasa ingin tahu yang tinggi sejauh menggunakan kualitas pengetahuan dalam proses berpikir dan berperilaku. Keyakinan pengusaha untuk mengakuisisi pengetahuan yang dimilikinya dipicu oleh proses pembelajaran eksplorasi dan eksploitasi yang diwarnai dengan paradigma tauhid.
