While the concept of social value is not new, recent interest in social
value in construction has grown because of new social procurement
legislation around the world and an increasing acceptance of the need to
ensure construction projects provide social value, rather than simply
economic value. Despite this growing recognition, literature and
professional guidance on the subject is hard to find. This is the first
book looking at social value in construction and it sets the agenda by
asking and answering important questions like:
- How is the construction industry developing and supporting social
enterprise and social value and for who?
- How and when is the industry recording and measuring social value and
its effect?
- Which organisations are doing things well and what can we learn from
their experiences?
- What can industry players do together to consolidate efforts and drive
improvements?
- What are the key challenges in the field and what does the future look
like?
Drawing on a variety of professional and academic experiences and
disciplines, the authors present global perspectives and lay the
foundations for creating social value in the construction industry. This
timely book makes use of real-life case studies and examples of best
practice to demonstrate how innovative companies can utilise
contemporary research to create social value through their projects. It
is time the construction industry viewed community involvement and
corporate social responsibility as an opportunity rather than a risk,
and this is the book that shows the industry how. This is essential
reading for all professionals in the construction, engineering,
architecture and built environment sector. In particular, project
managers, clients, contract managers, quantity surveyors, CSR and HR
personnel will gain a lot from reading this book.
