The fifth edition of this bestselling textbook has been thoroughly revised to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the legislation, administration and management of construction contracts. Includes the latest formats of JCT and FIDIC, as well as coverage of the NEC.
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This informative account details and documents the events of the last decade when the UK construction industry underwent an unprecedented period of se..
Environmental Resources provides a comprehensive text for undergraduate resource management courses. It begins with an introduction to natural and env..
Regions of Risk provides an introduction to hazards, human vulnerability and disaster, paying particular attention to the more severe or novel risks a..
Extensively revised and rewritten to reflect the growth in environmental research during the last decade. Human-induced environmental change is occurr..
Society and Exploitation Through Nature offers an integrated approach to the environment, linking the philosophical, social and physical sciences to e..
Climatic change, now more than ever in this age of global warming, is seen as fundamental to the study of the environment. This text examines the impo..
Drawing upon 25 years of original research, Production, Places and Environment provides a unique combination of rich, varied and theoretically informe..
The first to be published on the updated contract, Understanding NEC4: Term Service Contract offers a practical guide to the use and management of the..