| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/C519035/1 |
| Title: |
Salford (UK) - China: towards global harmonisation of construction research |
| Principal Investigator: |
Aouad, Professor G |
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| Department: |
Res Inst for the Built and Human Env |
| Organisation: |
University of Salford |
| Scheme: |
Overseas Travel Grants Pre-FEC |
| Starts: |
01 April 2005 |
Ends: |
31 December 2005 |
Value (£): |
11,687
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| Construction Ops & Management |
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The construction industry in China is booming- The market rapidly advanced after China opened its doors to the world market in the 1980s and its successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2008. Numerous flag ship construction projects are planned. The spotlight has turned to the construction industry to deliver state-of-the-art facilities - on schedule and on budget. Moreover, the construction industry worldwide is finding itself competing on a global scale, organisations are finding themselves having to re-engineer/ innovate in order to prosper, thus adopting many R&D initiatives- The future of construction is advancing towards global construction teams, and therefore, the need for global harmonisation of construction research is timely to address such a trend-Germane 21st century issues - such as sustainable and equitable development, terrorism and trans-national crime for instance (heightened by the Kyoto Protocol, Agenda 21 and the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attack) - have been herald- These challenges must be met by the builtand human environment- These important challenges are trans-national in nature and trans-disciplinary in solution. They cannot be addressed by anygovernment or institution acting alone- They require collaborative action across countries.This proposal aims to fortify key relationships between the leading universities in the built and human environment across the UK and P. R. China to address such issues- The proposed research team includes the highest ranked (trans-disciplinary) institutions in the built and human environment that have successful research track records. It is anticipated that this proposal will formally begin to start to address the 21st century research challenges through a series of global participatory think-tanks with futurists, scholars, policy makers and business planners from leading universities, corporations, government and public bodies in China- The think-tanks will produce a comprehensive state-of-the-art report on construction research and identify a research agenda, with the premise of applying for joint funding opportunities on both sides. There will be a particular focus on the use construction management techniques and construction IT systems to holistically tackle the issues of the 21st century-
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