The American Construction Industry

Its Historical Evolution and Potential Future
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-65540-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 241 mm x 164 mm, Gewicht: 496 g

The American Construction Industry meticulously chronicles the evolution of the construction industry from its roots in the medieval guild system to the high-tech jobsite of tomorrow. While celebrating more than two millennia of progress and innovation, this resource for students and professionals uncovers the ways of working that crossed the Atlantic with the earliest European settlers and will continue to define building trades in the United States today and in the years and decades to come. Full color illustrations bring the past to life and provide visual links to the present day.

Zielgruppe

Academic, General, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowen, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Bauindustrie, Baugewerbe
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Restaurierung, Instandhaltung
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudesanierung, Instandhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1.An Overview of the Construction Industry Today

Chapter 2.Classical Times

Chapter 3.Medieval Times – The Foundation of the Industry

Chapter 4.The Renaissance 1350 – 1600

Chapter 5.17th Century England

Chapter 6.The American Colonies 17th C.

Chapter 7.Industrial Revolution – Great Britain 18th C.

Chapter 8.American Colonies 18th C.

Chapter 9.Developments in the New Republic - 1783 to the Civil War

Chapter 10.USA from Civil War to 1900

Chapter 11.20th Century to World War II

Chapter 12World War II to the Present Time

Chapter 13.Some Conclusions

Chapter 14.The Future

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Bowen retired as president of Hanscomb Inc. in 2000 after a career in England, Canada and the United States. From that time, he supported the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology in various capacities and was appointed a Professor in the Practice of Construction Management. His focus has been on researching and teaching Construction History. In 2008 he formed the Construction History Society of America.