Building By Local Authorities - The Report of an Inquiry By Royal Institute of Public Administration

Originally published in 1961, is the report into an investigation of the forms of organization used by local authorities of many varied types, populations and areas for the design and erection of new buildings and the maintenance of existing ones. It discusses the relations between Government departments and local authorities in the control of building design, standards and costs and the part played by Council committees in the control of building operations; it examines the division of functions between Chief Officers responsible for different aspects of building work (architects, engineers, surveyors and housing managers) and studies the use made of private architects and surveyors as well as the scope and organization of direct labour in local authority building.

List of contents

1. Local Authority Building and the Nation 2. Control of Building by Central Government 3. Control of Building by Council Committees 4. Chief Officers and the Division of Functions 5. The Use of Private Architects and Quantity Surveyors 6. Maintenance 7. Direct Labour 8. Contracts 9. Research and Development 10. Conclusions

Summary

Originally published in 1961, is the report into an investigation of the forms of organization used by local authorities of many varied types, populations and areas for the design and erection of new buildings and the maintenance of existing ones.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Layton, Layton Elizabeth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.12.2022
• EAN: 9780367684242
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68424-2
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Housing Policy and Home Ownership
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal, LAW / Housing & Urban Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, LAW / Land Use, Social Work, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Urban & municipal planning, Human Geography, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Settlement, urban and rural geography, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness