Hughes, W P (1989) Identifying the environments of construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 7(1), pp. 29-40. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
A systematic technique for identifying the environments of construction projects is described. It provides a method for isolating the major variables surrounding construction projects, and is briefly applied to the industries of Britain and Jamaica to illustrate its application. From this, it is inferred that the environment of a Jamaican construction project in systems terms is broadly similar to the environment of a project in Britain.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction industry; environment; Jamaica; systems analysis; interview |
| Index terms: | construction project, Jamaica, systems analysis, interview, construction industry |
| Subjects: | Geography, production management, industry analysis, data collection methods, analytical methods |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PTEA |
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