Building Research Policies

Proceedings of a Seminar on Building Research Policies, Organized by the Committee on Housing, Building and Planning of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, with the Swedish Government as Host

Sam Stuart

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9780080223919
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483182032
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Banks & Banking
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Building Research Policies contains the proceedings of a seminar on Building Research Policies held in Gävle, Sweden, on May 23-27, 1977, under the auspices of the Committee on Housing, Building and Planning of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The seminar provided a forum for discussing policies for research and development work with respect to building materials, components, and construction. This book explores the various ways and means of planning, organizing, coordinating, and financing building research and development activities on the national level, taking into account both the short- and long-term needs of society. While the main emphasis is on governmental measures to support research activities carried out by universities, research organizations, and independent experts, the steps taken to help research and development in the building materials and construction industries, for example by fiscal action or aid to education and training activities, are also taken into account. The promotion of the use of research and development findings both nationally and internationally, and the methods by which international collaboration might stimulate research and development within countries and make it more efficient, are explored as well. This monograph will be of interest to researchers and engineers.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Building Research Policies
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• LIST OF RAPPORTEURS
• GOALS AND PRIORITIES
• ORGANIZATION, STAFFING AND FINANCING: (PART I): RELEVANCE AND SPONSORSHIP OF BUILDING RESEARCH
• ORGANIZATION, STAFFING AND FINANCING: (PART II) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND MANPOWER RESOURCES OF BUILDING RESEARCH
• DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND UTILIZATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS (PART I)
• DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND UTILIZATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS
• ANNEX
• INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: (PART I) ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONALCOUNCIL FOR BUILDING RESEARCH, STUDIES AND DOCUMENTATION (CIB)
• INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: (PART II) REVIEW OF EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS
• ANNEX I KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
• ANNEX II. ACTIVITIES OF NON - GOVERNMENTAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH BUILDING RESEARCHAND DEVELOPMENT WORK
• APPENDIX: RESPONSE PAPERS