{"product_id":"making-sense-of-construction-improvement-hardback","title":"Making Sense of Construction Improvement - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of Construction Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e provides a critical evaluation of the construction improvement debate from the end of the Second World War through to the modern era. The book offers unique insights into the way the UK construction sector is continuously shaped and re-shaped in accordance with changes in the prevailing political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition brings the book up to date by including coverage of key trends from 2010–2023. The book has been substantially revised and reworked to include new material relating to the ‘age of austerity’ and the subsequent period of political uncertainty initiated by the Brexit referendum. Changes in the political economy are positioned alongside the rise of the sustainability agenda and the advent of ‘zero carbon’. Particular attention is paid to the ongoing skills crisis and the over-hyped advocacy of modern methods of construction (MMC) as the latest supposed panacea of industry improvement. Coverage includes the Farmer (2016) report \u003ci\u003eModernise or Die\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eConstruction Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e (HM Government, 2020). However, perhaps the most important addition is a focus on the Grenfell Disaster (2017) and the subsequent revelations from the public enquiry. Further intermediate milestones include \u003ci\u003eBuilding a Safer Future\u003c\/i\u003e (Hackitt, 2018) and the \u003cem\u003eConstruction Sector Deal \u003c\/em\u003e(HM Government, 2018). The emerging consensus points towards a systemic failure involving not only the construction sector but also the entire system of regulation and compliance. Tracing the failings back over time and scrutinising the role played by previous generations of policymakers, Stuart Green ultimately argues that Grenfell was a disaster entirely foretold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe insightful and critical analysis of the industry contained within these pages is essential and timely reading for anyone who wants to understand how the construction sector arrived at where it is today, and with that knowledge, give further thought to where it might go next.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584607674606,"sku":"9781032311142","price":244.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/making-sense-of-construction-improvement-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}