The Transformation of the State or Construction Management Fundamentals

The Transformation of the State: Beyond the Myth of Retreat

Author: Georg Sorenson

Recent years have seen a range of theoretical challenges to traditional notions of state sovereignty and a burgeoning debate about the power of the state in the face of globalization and new forms of governance. In this important new text, Georg Sørensen provides a systematic assessment of the contemporary state, steering a middle course between those who argue the state is in retreat and their critics. In so doing he sheds new light on just what is actually changing in the nature of sovereign statehood, on changes in the relative power of different states and on the changing relationship between the domestic and external aspects of state power.

See also: Das Karriere-Raten: Eine Holistische Annäherung

Construction Management Fundamentals

Author: Clifford J Schexnayder

Construction management is about controlling time, cost, quality, and safety, and acting in a socially, politically, and environmentally acceptable manner. Undergraduate non-construction majors and graduate Construction Management students need a general, yet comprehensive, text that covers the fundamentals of construction so that they may operate within the aforementioned parameters.

The first edition of Construction Management Fundamentals gives students a solid understanding of construction so that, as designers and constructors, they will be better prepared to make intelligent design decisions and to interact in a meaningful and productive manner. For those students who may take only one or two construction courses, the material is covered in a logical, simple, and concise format.

Table of Contents:

1 Historical PerspectiveConstruction Management 2 Overview of the Construction Industry 3 Construction Management Functions 4 Scheduling Techniques for Construction Projects 5 Construction Cost Estimates 6 Estimating Heavy/Civil Projects 7 Estimating Building Projects 8 Construction Contracts 9 Construction Accounting Construction Practice 10 Machine Power 11 Equipment Selection and Utilization 12 Equipment Cost 13 Building Materials 14 Building Construction Methods 15 Quality and Productivity 16 Safety 17 Trends Appendix A Glossary Appendix B Selected Unit Equivalents Appendix C AIA Document A101-1997 Appendix D AIA Document A201-1997