1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910466006403321

Autore

Valentine Gill <1965-, >

Titolo

Public space and the culture of childhood / / Gill Valentine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-24563-9

1-351-90763-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

305.230941

Soggetti

Children - Great Britain - Social conditions

Children - Great Britain - Public opinion

Parents - Great Britain - Attitudes

Children and the environment - Great Britain

Public spaces - Great Britain

Spatial behavior - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Childhood in crisis? -- ch. 2. Terror talk : geographies of fear -- ch. 3. Gender and parenting cultures -- ch. 4. 'I can handle it' : children and competence -- ch. 5. The retreat from the street -- ch. 6. Contested terrain : teenagers in public space -- ch. 7. Children and the future of public space.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996199116503316

Autore

Boyd David

Titolo

Understanding the construction client [[electronic resource] /] / David Boyd and Ezekiel Chinyio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2006

ISBN

1-281-32153-2

9786611321536

0-470-75956-9

0-470-75953-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChinyioE (Ezekiel)

Disciplina

690.068/8

Soggetti

Communication in the building trades

Construction industry - Customer services

Consumer behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding the Construction Client; Contents; Foreword; Preface: buildings are not about building!; Chapter 1 Clients in Perspective; Chapter 2 A Model of Clients; Chapter 3 The Client at Rest; Chapter 4 The Client in Change; Chapter 5 Property Developers as Clients; Chapter 6 Supermarkets as Clients; Chapter 7 NHS Acute Trusts as Clients; Chapter 8 Governments as Clients; Chapter 9 Airports as Clients; Chapter 10 Housing Associations as Clients; Chapter 11 A Toolkit for Engagement; Chapter 12 Postscript; Appendix: The Interviewees; Author Index; Subject Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This book breaks new ground by creating a framework to understand clients' actions and needs. Most construction management books focus on improving the construction process; this one focuses on a better engagement with the client. It challenges conceptions of both the construction industry and clients' businesses so that a more effective process and greater client satisfaction can be achieved. The book suggests that 'buildings are not about building but about changing and developing the client'. The technical, organisational and psychological aspects of this are described and analysed in detai