Is Building Construction Approaching the Threshold of Becoming Unsustainable? - A System Theoretic Exploration towards a Post-Forrester Model for Tami

This book is a bold attempt to tackle a broad, difficult and important topic: sustainability in construction. At the outset, it marshals a large amount of insights and understanding from prior literature to bear on the focused topic. Given the extraordinary nature of the problem, the author is compelled to create a specific methodology, up to the task. The analysis leads to a redefinition of the concept of sustainability, and to a suggested method for ascertaining the requirements set by sustainability targets to construction. This is a well-justified, pragmatic method, which has face value and shows promise. All in all, the book is of interest not only through the suggested method, but also as a synthesis of facts, thinking and understanding related to sustainability in construction. Professor Lauri Koskela, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, UK.

• | Author: José Fernandez-Solis
• | Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• | Publication Date: Apr 16, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 408 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 3836460866
• | ISBN-13: 9783836460866