Drivers for change in the built environment and their implications in construction management curricula at African universities
Date
2009Author
Masu, Sylvester M
Mutuku, R. N.
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
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The paper explains the context of built environment in relation to construction management and identifies the drivers of change as globalization,
technology and competition. Specific drivers for change in the built environment and their impacts in the training of professionals within the built
environment are described. Implications for construction management curricula in universities are explored including an examination of the
construction management curricula in universities in African countries and in some overseas commonwealth countries. A review of the various
construction management programmes offered in selected African Universities is carried out in order to understand their implications in the
construction management curricula. There is a description of a modern trends in construction project procurement models and their incorporation
in construction management training programmes. The paper highlights and compares how construction management curricula responds to
current change drivers in the built environment. The paper concludes by recommending the adoption of new trends in construction management
training programmes. It concludes by suggesting that there should be an improved exchange of knowledge between researchers and practitioners
and how these research processes need to be modified to serve the needs of practitioners and society through relevant training and curriculum
development in the construction industry.
Citation
Africa habita reviewSponsorhip
University of NairobiSubject
Built environment,Change drivers,
Construction process,
Curricula,
Project delivery,
Management