Ruddock, L and Wharton, A (2001) Analysing the construction sector: Progress towards a new framework. In: Akintoye, A (ed.) Proceedings of 17th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2001, Salford, UK.
Abstract
Since 1999, members of the Project Group of CIB TG31/W55 have been working on the development and application of a novel meso-economic framework for analysing and understanding the construction sector. The present paper reports on progress made by the Construction Economics Unit at University of Salford in applying that framework to the UK construction sector. Data is presented for the past ten years on the weight of construction, the main characteristics of construction works, the value of the stock of building and infrastructure which constitute the built environment, the segments of the construction sector, including construction, inputs to construction, such as professional services, management and manufacture, and the regulations which help to shape the system. It is concluded that there is a mismatch between the available data and the framework, and that the framework is more appropriate in case study work, such as the study of specific innovations.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | built environment; construction activity; construction analysis; construction data; macro-economic analysis |
| Index terms: | construction work, built environment, regulation, construction economics, professional service, economic analysis, construction sector, mismatch, case study, construction activity |
| Subjects: | design analysis, operations management, construction operations, engineering problems, data collection methods, organization, infrastructure and transport systems, industry analysis, financial analysis, political science |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Urban Studies, Organizational Design, Site Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Cost Management, Governance |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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