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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808706003321

Titolo

Law in the built environment / / guest editor, Paul Chynoweth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007

ISBN

1-281-07910-3

9786611079109

1-84663-545-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Collana

Structural Survey ; ; 25, no. 3/4

Altri autori (Persone)

ChynowethPaul

Disciplina

307.76

343.07872047

343/.07872047

Soggetti

Building laws

Structural engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL BOARD; Editorial; Legal and contracting issues in electronic project administration in the construction industry; Assessment and enforcement of liquidated damages in construction contracts in Ghana; An investigation of evaluative and facilitative approaches to construction mediation; Common sense applied to the definition of a dispute; The changing framework for conservation of the historic environment; Evolving heritage control and practice: the case of Anglican churches in English parishes

Improving curriculum theory and design for teaching law to non-lawyers in built environment educationJuritecture of the built environment: a different view on legal design for multiple use of land; Defects in common property of strata developments in Singapore; Problems in enforcing Dutch building regulations; Appropriate real estate laws and policies for sustainable development in Nigeria; Internet review

Sommario/riassunto

This timely e-book presents a cross section of the legal research which is currently being undertaken in the built environment academic community. The articles address a wide range of traditional legal subject areas including property law, construction law, housing law,



regulatory frameworks, IT law, historic buildings legislation and legal education. Their uniqueness however lies in the legal contribution that each of them make in addressing the problems and challenges of the built environment, in addition, of course, to the development of legal knowledge within their particular legal special