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Construction innovation / / edited by Finn Orstavik, Andrew Dainty, Carl Abbott



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Titolo: Construction innovation / / edited by Finn Orstavik, Andrew Dainty, Carl Abbott Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
Disciplina: 624.068/4
Soggetto topico: Civil engineering - Technological innovations
Construction industry - Technological innovations
Persona (resp. second.): ℗ØrstavikFinn
DaintyAndrew
AbbottCarl
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Incentives for innovation in construction -- Built-in innovation and the ambiguity of designing accessibility -- Stakeholder integration champions and innovation in the built environment -- Grassroots innovation in the construction industry -- Stakeholder integration champions and innovation in the built environment -- An industrial network perspective on innovation in construction -- Innovation diffusion across firms -- Clients shaping construction innovation -- Innovation in road building : removing obstacles for diffusion of novel building products -- Innovating for integration : clients as drivers of industry improvement -- Project delivery systems and innovation : the case of us road building -- The leitmotif of building-products innovation in Finland : from commercial technology exploitation to sustainable development.
Sommario/riassunto: Construction innovation is an important but contested concept, both in industry practice and academic reflection and research. A fundamental reason for this is the nature of the construction industry itself: the industry and the value creation activities taking place there are multi-disciplinary, heterogeneous, distributed and often fragmented. This book takes a new approach to construction innovation, revealing different perspectives, set in a broader context. It coalesces multiple theoretical and practice-based views in order to stimulate reflection and to prepare the ground for further
Titolo autorizzato: Construction innovation  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-118-65555-9
1-118-65568-0
1-118-65559-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910132287603321
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Serie: Innovation in the built environment.