Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements: The Built Environment at Work

Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements presents a detailed and comprehensive examination of the relationship between labour and the built environment, and synergises these critical focus areas in innovative ways.This unrivalled edited collection of chapters analyses problems and presents possible solutions related to the employment and conditions of workers in the construction industry.It provides comprehensive coverage of the relationship between the global workforce and the built environment and is divided into four topical areas: how labour and the built environment relate to development; employment generation in the built environment; quality of employment in the built environment; and the impact of the built environment on labour in other sectors.Underpinning the entire book is the premise that the way the built environment is produced, and its main products - buildings, cities and towns - have an impact on large numbers of workers.At the same time, the