Social Value in Construction
Social Value in Construction
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Author(s): Gorse, Chris
King, Andrew
Loosemore, Martin
Raiden, Ani
ISBN No.: 9781138295094
Pages: 238
Year: 201812
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 296.84
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Contents List of Tables * Table of figures * Preface * About the authors * Acknowledgements * Part 1 - Principles and conceptual foundations * Chapter 1 - Introduction * Social value in context * The language of social value * The economics of social value * Social procurement and social value * The political context of social value * The opportunity for industry leadership in social value * Defining the social value proposition of in a construction project * Creating social value through the construction project life-cycle * The ethics of social value and what it means for measuring social value * Barriers to delivering social value * Chapter 2 - Social value in the built environment: the legal framework in the UK - Beulah Allaway and Martin Brown, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP * The legal framework for social value creation * Understanding social value - opportunities in the built environment * Understanding social value - the legal framework * Domestic legislation * Procurement regime and reform in Scotland * EU legislation * EU case law * Understanding when social value is linked to the subject matter of the contract * Applying social value in practice * The need for a social value policy * Preliminary Market Engagement * Social value at pre-procurement stage * Social value during the procurement process * Social value during the contract term * Social value post contract * Chapter 3 - Theoretical justification for social value - Andrew Knight * Some conceptual distinctions between moral and non-moral reasons * Utilitarianism * Kantian Ethics * Decisions between alternatives * Some existential conclusions * Chapter 4 - Creating social value within and between organisations * Partnerships and hybrid collaborations * Social enterprises and social businesses - with Anna Mimms, MBE * Employment and employability * Diversifying the construction workforce to create social value * Pay and benefits * Training * Apprenticeships * Managing aspirations * Embedding social value in strategy and practice * Chapter 5 - Social value assessment * The case for social value assessment * Measuring social value in practice * The social value assessment process * Step 1 - Planning and program development * Step 2 - Developing a ''Theory of Change'' * Step 3 - Developing a measurement framework * Step 4 - Implementing the program and assessing and monitoring social impact * Step 5 - Reporting to stakeholders, learning and improving * Part 2 - Case studies: Showcase of good practice * Chapter 6 - Building social value into design and placemaking - Sophia de Sousa, The Glass-House Community Led Design * People and place * Empowering design practices at The Glass-House Community Led Design * Participatory Design * Design as a vehicle for social value in placemaking * White City Green * Tidworth Mums: a case for soft play * Granville New Homes * Placemaking and Media skills exchange * Invest in and learn from collaboration and experimentation * Chapter 7 - Meadowhall, Sheffield, UK: Co-creating social value on a large private sector project * The Project * The Organisations * The Case Study Participants * Key Themes * Values & Priorities * Employment and Training * Section 106 Agreements * Tendering, Monitoring and Measuring * Chapter 8 - Multiplex''s Connectivity Centres© - an exemplar of social value in action in Australia - Dave Higgon and Joanne Osborne * What is a Connectivity Centre? * Context * Program philosophy * Benefits * Measuring the social impact of Multiplex''s Connectivity Centres© * Social impacts * Chapter 9 - Latch, Canopy, and CITU, Leeds, UK: Three unique SMEs providing secure housing * Latch * Canopy: a Community Housing Project * CITU: eco-developers with a strong focus on social integration * Chapter 10 - Deconstructing social value in decommissioning: Industrial heritage at Dounreay, UK - Cara Mulholland, Paul W Chan and Kate Canning * Dounreay: From ushering a brave new world of energy security to securitising the site * The Fast Breeder Reactor Programme and UK energy security * Securitising the site: Making sense of uncertainty and change * Finding a focus: Dawn of the decade of planning through socio-economic strategies * A nuclear vision for the North of Scotland * Creating cultural heritage and legacy in a period of decline * Social value as an organic or a planned process? * Nuclear legacy as industrial heritage * Chapter 11 - Conclusion * References * Index *.


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