Browsing AS 2008 Volume 15 Issue 1 by Issue Date
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Facilities management: an analysis of evolving educational needs in a developing profession
(University of the Free State, 2008)English: Internationally the development of property, being part of the creation of fixed investment and wealth, is taking place unabated. The absence of a universally acknowledged profession, designated to manage and ... -
An assessment of the feasible application of environmental valuation methods on Rand Water open-space
(University of the Free State, 2008)English: Rand Water has contracted University of South Africa (UNISA) to develop a monetary valuation method for its open spaces and its inherent ecological functions. This article begins by reviewing existing contemporary ... -
The development of location adjustment factors for construction price estimating in Nigeria
(University of the Free State, 2008)English: This article explored the use of Location Factors (LFs) as an empirical tool for converting construction price at one location to price at another location. The objective was to generate LFs for selected locations ... -
The meaning of place-making in planning: historical overview and implications for urban and regional planning
(University of the Free State, 2008)English: In its course of development, urban and regional planning has been greatly influenced by the modernist movement, which left human environments with various problematic ecological and social conditions. In reaction ... -
South African quantity surveyors: issues of gender and race in the workplace
(University of the Free State, 2008)English: A web-based questionnaire survey of the opinions of SA quantity surveyors was undertaken to establish gender- and race-based differences in job satisfaction. Issues explored included demographic factors, issues ... -
Dimensions of a mature quantity surveying profession
(University of the Free State, 2008)English: The initiative of this article was to identify those dimensions that are important determinants in establishing and developing an instrument/indicator to measure/indicate the level of maturity of a profession, in ... -
Poverty alleviation of labour-based infrastructure delivery: the case of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
(University of the Free State, 2008)English: Labour-based technology (LBT) is a strategy popularised by international organisations such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank, to address ...