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Commitment and investigation in knowing the social world (2002)
Journal Article
May, T., & Williams, M. (2002). Commitment and investigation in knowing the social world. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 5(1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645570110098028

The ‘Knowing the Social World’ project, of which this special issue is a part, began life as a series of informal conversations between philosophers of social science, social theorists and methodologists in the mid 1990s. As a result it became app... Read More about Commitment and investigation in knowing the social world.

Auditing as the eternal present: the depoliticising implications of organizational transformation in British higher education (2002)
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Baker, G., & May, T. (2002). Auditing as the eternal present: the depoliticising implications of organizational transformation in British higher education. European Political Science, 1(3), 12-22

his article examines organisational transformation within Higher Education in Britain. In the process it highlights the focus upon the ‘how’ rather than the ‘why’ of organisational existence that guides these changes. Drawing on recent experiences of... Read More about Auditing as the eternal present: the depoliticising implications of organizational transformation in British higher education.

Mature experimental constructed wetlands treating urban water receiving high metal loads (2002)
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Scholz, M., Höhn, M., & Minall, R. (2002). Mature experimental constructed wetlands treating urban water receiving high metal loads. Biotechnology Progress, 18(6), 1257-1264. https://doi.org/10.1021/bp0200503

The aim was to assess over 2 years the treatment efficiencies of vertical-flow wetland filters containing macrophytes and granular media of different adsorption capacities. Different concentrations of lead and copper sulfate (constant for 1 year each... Read More about Mature experimental constructed wetlands treating urban water receiving high metal loads.

Making sense of the party wall legislation: still no easy task (2002)
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Chynoweth, P. (2002). Making sense of the party wall legislation: still no easy task. Structural survey, 20(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800210426213

Notes the ambiguities within the party wall legislation. Describes the “proceduralist” and “rightist” approaches to interpretation of the statute. Provides examples of each approach. Traces the development of the current judicial approach to interpre... Read More about Making sense of the party wall legislation: still no easy task.

Evolution of the Shanghai city region 1978–1998: an analysis of indicators (2002)
Journal Article
Yuan, W., & James, P. (2002). Evolution of the Shanghai city region 1978–1998: an analysis of indicators. Journal of Environmental Management, 64(3), 299. https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.2001.0526

Building on a description of the present situation in Shanghai, a series of ten regionally relevant indicators are identified and described. Using data from 1978–1998, relationships between these economic, social and environmental indicators are expl... Read More about Evolution of the Shanghai city region 1978–1998: an analysis of indicators.

Qualitative and quantitative research in the built environment : application of “mixed” research approach (2002)
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Amaratunga, R., Baldry, D., Sarshar, M., & Newton, D. (2002). Qualitative and quantitative research in the built environment : application of “mixed” research approach. Work Study, 51(1), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/00438020210415488

Built environment research consists of cognitive and affective, as well as behavioural, components. Existing built environment research utilises either strong qualitative or, more often, strong quantitative methodologies. Aims to discuss some of the... Read More about Qualitative and quantitative research in the built environment : application of “mixed” research approach.

Assessment of facilities management process capability: NHS facilities case study (2002)
Journal Article
Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., Sarshar, M., & Baldry, D. (2002). Assessment of facilities management process capability: NHS facilities case study. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 15(6), 277-288. https://doi.org/10.1108/09526860210442047

Describes a process to assess facilities management (FM) process capabilities: the structured process improvement for construction environments – facilities management (SPICE FM) approach. The SPICE FM framework is a method that FM organisations can... Read More about Assessment of facilities management process capability: NHS facilities case study.

Review: microsatellite markers in amphibian conservation genetics (2002)
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Jehle, R., & Arntzen, J. (2002). Review: microsatellite markers in amphibian conservation genetics. Herpetological journal, 12, 1-9

Recent technical advances allow straightforward access to genetic information directly drawn from DNA. The present article highlights the suitability of high variation molecular genetic markers, such as microsatellites, for studies relevant to amph... Read More about Review: microsatellite markers in amphibian conservation genetics.

Improving the business process of reactive maintenance projects (2002)
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Ali, K., Sun, M., Petley, G., & Barrett, P. (2002). Improving the business process of reactive maintenance projects. Facilities, 20(7/8), 251-261. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770210435161

This paper examines the business process of reactive maintenance projects and proposes an improvement through information technology. Among the major problems that have been revealed from the process analysis are getting the right problem for the rig... Read More about Improving the business process of reactive maintenance projects.

Whole-life costing in construction - a state of the art review (2002)
Journal Article
Kishk, M., Al-Hajj, A., Pollock, R., Bakis, N., Aouad, G., & Bakis, N. (2002). Whole-life costing in construction - a state of the art review

This report is a state of the art review of whole life costing in the construction industry. It is the first of a series reporting on-going research undertaken within the research project ‘Developing an integrated database for whole life costing appl... Read More about Whole-life costing in construction - a state of the art review.

The development and piloting of a training web site for health and safety enforcement officers (2002)
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Ford, N., & Murphy, R. (2002). The development and piloting of a training web site for health and safety enforcement officers. British Journal of Educational Technology, 33(1), 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8535.00239

This paper evaluates the development and piloting of a training web site for Local Authority (LA) based health and safety enforcement officers and reviews the technique of knowledge elicitation as a means of informing training content. The research w... Read More about The development and piloting of a training web site for health and safety enforcement officers.

A vision and methodology for integrated Sustainable Urban Development: BEQUEST (2002)
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Bentivegna, V., Curwell, S., Deakin, M., Lombardi, P., Mitchell, G., & Nijkamp, P. (2002). A vision and methodology for integrated Sustainable Urban Development: BEQUEST. Building Research and Information, 30(2), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210110101185

The concepts and visions of sustainable development that have emerged in the post-Brundtland era are explored in terms laying the foundations for a common vision of sustainable urban development (SUD). The described vision and methodology for SUD r... Read More about A vision and methodology for integrated Sustainable Urban Development: BEQUEST.

Generic & specific IT training: a process protocol model for construction (2002)
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Goulding, J., & Alshawi, M. (2002). Generic & specific IT training: a process protocol model for construction. Construction Management and Economics, 20(6), 493-505. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190210151069

This paper considers the generic processes involved in structuring an information technology (IT) training strategy to meet a construction organization's business strategy. It identifies and discusses how generic and specific IT training needs can be... Read More about Generic & specific IT training: a process protocol model for construction.

The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry (2002)
Journal Article
McDermott, P., Swan, W., & Wood, G. (2002). The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry. Business Ethics: A European Review, 11(1), 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8608.00254

As inter-organisational relations represent an increasingly important element in business the ability to build sustainable relationships becomes a key skill. To achieve sustainable relationships parties need to move from a low trust/low ethics base t... Read More about The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry.

Organisational Structures to Support Concurrent Engineering in Construction, (2002)
Journal Article
Anumba, C., Baugh, C., & Khalfan, M. (2002). Organisational Structures to Support Concurrent Engineering in Construction,. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 102(5), 260 -270. https://doi.org/10.1108/02635570210428294

The construction industry is plagued by fragmentation of the functions carried out by the various disciplines involved in a project, particularly between the design and construction teams. Concurrent engineering (CE) is seen as a possible means of ov... Read More about Organisational Structures to Support Concurrent Engineering in Construction,.

Sustainability in the built environment: a new holistic taxonomy of aspects for decision making (2002)
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Lombardi, P., & Brandon, P. (2002). Sustainability in the built environment: a new holistic taxonomy of aspects for decision making. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2(1-3), 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2002.000777

The new agenda of sustainability requires a change in emphasis and a change in the criteria through which sustainability is evaluated in planning and design. It requires the adoption of a suitable framework which enables decision makers (designers, p... Read More about Sustainability in the built environment: a new holistic taxonomy of aspects for decision making.