http://hdl.handle.net/10453/70 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:01 GMT 2013-05-24T16:31:01Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17786 Information Engagement through Interactive Sonification Design Beilharz Kirsty Gu, Ning and Wang, Xiangyu Chapter 17 'Information Engagement through Interactive Sonification Design' http://www.igi-global.com/book/computational-design-methods-technologies/52728 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17786 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17787 Theory and construction economics De Valence Gerard Gerard de Valence Broadly, there are three views of CE. The first follows Hillebrandt and her definition of CE as the application of 'economics to the study of the construction firm, the construction process and the construction industry. A second view is based on the classic definition of economics as the study of the allocation of scarce resources by Robbins. The third approach is somewhat more eclectic, but could be described as economics with a focus on building and construction. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17787 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17789 Market types and construction markets De Valence Gerard Gerard de Valence The chapter analyses one of the characteristics of the building and construction industry that is difficult to quantify in a meaningful way - how competitive markets operate in the industry. The difficulties arise from the characteristics of the industry on one hand and data limitations on the other. This makes a discussion about what constitutes markets and market sectors in building and construction important, because how markets are defined leads to conclusions about the intensity and type of competition. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17789 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17788 Competition and barriers to entry in the construction industry De Valence Gerard Gerard de Valence The chapter is structured as follows. The first section defines the four market types found in microeconomics and their main characteristics, including the hight of the barriers to entry found in each type. This is followed by a discussion on the question of product homogeneity in construction. Evidence for the existence and significance of barriers to entry in construction is found in concentration levels in the industry. Barriers to entry specific to construction are then identified, followed by a discussion on how they operate, which leads to an analysis of their significance (high, medium or low) in different market types. That analysis is the contribution this research makes to deepening our understanding of the construction industry. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17788 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z