Böcker av Christian Brockmann

CONSTRUCTION MICROECONOMICSUnique and comprehensive reference describing microeconomic approaches, theories, and models adapted to and developed for the construction industryConstruction Microeconomics provides comprehensive coverage of microeconomics applied to the construction industry, focusing on construction clients, who initiate construction projects, and on contractors who transform the ideas and plans of clients into infrastructure and buildings. With the help of microeconomic theory, it tries to answer questions about decision-making by clients, contractors, and governments with respect to projects in the built environment. It includes discussions of alternative theories to mainstream microeconomics, such as new institutional economics, behavioral economics, and the capability approach. Applications from the construction sector including land supply, sustainability, industrialization, and lean construction are provided to ground the theory in practical construction.In Construction Microeconomics, readers will learn:* How microeconomic theory relies heavily on assumptions for modeling and the nuances of adjusting those assumptions* How heterogenous contract goods affect supply and demand, markets, information, technology, and accordingly, the theories of contractors and owners* How interaction influences the production process and how land as a production factor changes the production function* How ex-ante costs determine the cost theory of the contractor and why contracting is more akin to the service sector than the goods sectorAdvanced undergraduate and masters students, lecturers and academics in ­construction and related disciplines, and professionals in the construction industry looking for expert analysis into a unique facet of the field will find Construction Microeconomics to be a valuable, complete, and authoritative reference on the subject.

An essential guide to the structure, dynamics, and management of construction megaprojectsAdvanced Construction Project Management is a comprehensive resource that covers the myriad aspects of implementing a megaproject from a contractor's perspective. With many years' experience of managing construction megaprojects, the author provides an in-depth exploration of the structure, dynamics and management of these demanding projects. In addition, the book gives all stakeholders a clear understanding of the complexity of megaprojects and offers contractors the insight and essential tools needed for achieving results.As the trend to plan and implement ever-larger projects looks likely to continue into the future, the need for a guide to understand the challenges of managing a megaproject couldn't be greater. Comprehensive in scope, the book explores the theoretical background, economics, complexity, phases, strategic planning, engineering, coordination, and common challenges of megaprojects. The book also provides the tools for managing stakeholder integration. This important book:* Describes the structure, dynamics and management of megaprojects* Explores the management activities required and examines the appropriate tools for the management of megaprojects* Includes tools for stakeholder integration* Provides an advanced understanding of construction management conceptsWritten for managers, project managers and engineers, and cost consultants, Advanced Construction Project Management covers, in one complete volume, the information needed to lead a successful project.

Zentrale Themen dieses Buches sind der politische und der gesellschaftliche Kontext, die Auseinandersetzung mit dem führenden Politiker Kleon, das Zusammenspiel von Komödie und Tragödie, besonders das Verhältnis des Arstophanes zu Euripides sowie die Zusammenarbeit des Aristophanes mit den Regisseuren Kallistratos und Philonides. Das letztgenannte Thema wird hier enger mit der Frage nach dem politischen Impetus verzahnt und in größerem Zusammenhang behandelt. Vor dem Hintergrund der intensiven Debatte über die politische Dimension der Alten Komödie wird in dieser Arbeit die These vertreten, dass es Aristhophanes in seinen Komödien ganz wesentlich auch darum gegangen ist, an der Politik Athens durch Spott und Komik erstgemeinte Kritik zu üben und mit den Mitteln seiner Kunst auf die öffentliche Meinung einzuwirken.