The feasibility and success of empowerment are to some extent determined by factors relating to the culture and structure of the industries within which organizations are embedded. The UK construction industry is an example that has a unique socio‐technical context, some aspects of which seem...

The ubiquitous drive towards a more sustainable future has resulted in major changes in the planning anddesign of urban environments. Government strategies on sustainable development, published in 1999and 2005, are thought to be driving the development of new legislations that are aimed at...