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Built environment and property management : a focus on Australia.

Built Environment and Property Management - A Focus on Australia is a unique collection of articles that represent the highest level of scholarship in the field, identify emerging themes. These include: - Corporate social responsibility - Green buildings - Management efficiency The articles provide...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2015.
Colección:Emerald gems.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Emerald Gems: Built Environment and Property Management
  • A Focus on Australia; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Barriers and Drivers to Green Buildings in Australia and New Zealand; 1. Background and Literature Review; 1.1. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Buildings; 1.2. Government Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Residential Buildings; 1.3. Australian Government Initiatives to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Homes; 1.4. New Zealand Government Initiatives to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Homes
  • 1.5. Previous Research on Attitudes Towards Sustainability in Homes2. Research; 2.1. Methodology; 2.1.1. Database; 2.1.2. Response Rate; 2.2. Survey Instrument; 3. Summary of Case Study Findings; 3.1. Size of Home and Household Composition; 3.2. Likelihood of Adopting no to Low Cost Energy-Efficient Behaviours; 3.3. Reasons for not Taking no to Low Cost Actions; 3.4. Likelihood of Adopting Low to Medium Cost Energy-Efficient Behaviours; 3.5. Reasons for not Taking Low to Medium Cost Actions; 3.6. Benefits for Acting Environmentally; 3.7. Energy and Water Use; 4. Limitations
  • 5. Summary and ConclusionNotes; References; Further Reading; Appendix; Management Efficiency Performance of Construction Businesses: Australian Data; Introduction; Background; Research Data and Methods; Data Sample; Data Sources; Comparison Measurements; Asset Management Ratios; Capital Turnover; Inventory Turnover; Asset Turnover; Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) Turnover; Depreciation to Operating Revenue; Debt and Safety Ratios; Gross Gearing and Net Gearing; Financial Leverage; Net Interest Expense Cover; Current Ratio; Quick Ratio; Gross Debt to Cash Flow and Net Debt to Cash Flow
  • Cash Flow RatiosReceivables to Operating Revenue and Creditors to Operating Revenue; Capital Expenditure to Operating Revenue; Days Inventory, Days Receivables and Days Payables; Conclusion; Future Research; References; Appendix 1. Ratio Formulae; Asset Management Ratios; Debt and Safety Ratios; Cash Flow Ratios; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; About the Authors; The Quarter Century Record on Housing Affordability, Affordability Drivers, and Government Policy Responses in Australia; Introduction; Measures of Affordability
  • Key Drivers of Affordability and a Critique of Government Policy ResponsesConcluding Remarks, Policy Recommendations, and Directions for Future Research; References; Further Reading; Women Directors on Boards of Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts; Introduction; Related Literature and Hypotheses; Findings; Conclusion; References; A Case Study Analysis of Fatal Incidents Involving Excavators in the Australian Construction Industry; Introduction; Occupational Health and Safety in Construction; Plant-related Incidents; Research Aims; Australian Legislative Context; Theoretical Framework