Project management and asset management in emerging economies / guest editors, Dr. Florence Yean Yng Ling and Dr. Carlos Torres Formoso.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ling, Florence Yean Yng, editor.

Formoso, Carlos Torres, editor.

Series:

Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 4, Issue 4

Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 2044-124X ; Volume 4, Number 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management--Methodology.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bradford, [England] : Emerald Insight, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While much has been published on project management (PM) and asset management (AM) in matured economies, the literature on emerging economies is sparse. Emerging economies can be defined as those countries that have fast-growing, diverse and dynamic economies, and are newly industrialised with a growing population and fast-rising aspirations. These include, but are not limited to, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and CIVETS countries (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa). This call for papers for this ebook netted 21 papers from Afric

Contents:

Cover; Editorial boards; Project management and asset management in emerging economies; Grand challenges for the Indian construction industry; Improving investment sustainability for PPP power projects in emerging economies; Cost reallocation in social housing projects considering the desired values of end-users ; Determinants of trade credit supply among the Ghanaian construction sector; Identification and assessment risks in maintenance operations; System development toward effective maintenance management practices

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 18, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78441-436-0