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Transformative power: a study in human service organization (2006)
Book Chapter
May, T. (2006). Transformative power: a study in human service organization. In H. Beynon, & T. Nichols (Eds.), Patterns of work in the post fordist era :fordism and post-fordism. Cheltenham, Gloucester: Edward Elgar

Although the activities of large industrial and financial corporations dominate economies around the world, their impact on the distribution of employment and the use of new production techniques is much disputed. In this two-volume set, the editors... Read More about Transformative power: a study in human service organization.

Foundations of concurrent engineering (2006)
Book Chapter
Koskela, L. (2006). Foundations of concurrent engineering. In C. Anumba, J. M. Kamara, & A. Cutting-Decelle (Eds.), Concurrent Engineering in Construction Projects (12-29). Oxford: Taylor and Francis

Universities, regional policy and the knowledge economy (2006)
Book Chapter
May, T., & Peters, M. (2006). Universities, regional policy and the knowledge economy. In J. Kinchloe, K. Hayes, K. Rose, & P. Anderson (Eds.), The Praeger Handbook of Urban Education. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger

Maintaining that there is nothing simple about urban education, this work approaches the study of schooling in cities as a complex universe of the poorest students and schools alongside the wealthiest. Maintaining that urban teaching and learning is... Read More about Universities, regional policy and the knowledge economy.

Challenges faced by the quantity surveying profession: gender perspective (2006)
Book Chapter
Amaratunga, R., Shanmugam, M., & Elvitigalage Dona, N. (2006). Challenges faced by the quantity surveying profession: gender perspective. In R. Rameezdeen, & I. Seneviratne (Eds.), Customising the Quantity Surveying Education, Department of Building Economics. Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa

Principles of research into teaching (2006)
Book Chapter
Amaratunga, R., & Senaratne, S. (2006). Principles of research into teaching. In R. Rameezdeen, & I. Seneviratne (Eds.), Customising the Quantity Surveying Education. Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa

Ecology of intermediation (2006)
Book Chapter
Medd, W., & Marvin, S. (2006). Ecology of intermediation. In K. Green, & S. Randles (Eds.), Industrial Ecology and Spaces of Innovation. Edward Elgar

This book explores the disciplinary interfaces and practical implications of working across the two disciplines of industrial ecology (IE) and innovation studies (IS). Both disciplines have something to say about instigating environmental improvement... Read More about Ecology of intermediation.