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Amankona, D (2021) Socio-ecological impacts and adaptations arising from Chinese-led infrastructure developments in Africa: A case study of the BUI hydropower dam in Ghana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Bailey, K A (1995) The metamorphosis of Battersea, 1800-1914: a building history, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Bamisile, A (1991) A communication system approach to the management of quality in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Greed, C H (1990) The position of women in surveying, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: built environment; land use; women; professional; culture; education; gender; interview; organisational structure
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- URL: http://oro.open.ac.uk/57301/
- Abstract:
Chartered surveyors provide professional advice on all aspects of land use and development. Only 3% of surveyors are women, but they comprise over 15% of students. This study Investigates surveyors' attitudes towards women In the profession and society, and the implications for the nature of the built environment. A theoretical basis and model are developed, centred around the concept of a surveying subculture. The historical development of women's position In surveying is traced. The present day nature of surveying education and practice is Investigated based on a qualitative sociological approach, using ethnographic methods and unstructured Interviewing. Examples from these sources are used to build up an image of the subculture, to highlight conceptual linkages, and to illustrate the processes which determine women's vertical and horizontal progression and role, emphasising all the "little" occurrences, which are the building blocks of the subcultural edifice vis-a-vis women. Whilst these spatial (social) factors are central in influencing what is built, surveyors' "spatial" attitudes to different land uses are also considered. The male majority obviously has the greater Influence on the built environment, but it was found that "more" women entering does not necessarily mean "better" or "different". Class could be as significant as gender: those who are the "right type" may be described as bourgeois feminist who seek to succeed in a man's world rather than alter It. Changes must be made within the organisational structure of the profession to enable more women to reach senior positions, and In surveyors’ attitudes towards women and their needs. In order to alter the nature of the built environment for the benefit of women, whilst acknowledging the need to take fully into account the differences between and among women, as well as between men and women.
Jenner, M S (1997) Designing high performance teams for projects: a study of 49 project teams in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, Open University.
Keevil, P (1998) Feasibility of representing selected elements of the 1985 building regulations in prolog or other rule-based form, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University (United Kingdom).
Keevil, P S (1998) Feasibility of representing selected elements of the 1985 building regulations in prolog or other rule-based form, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Lamirande, M (2023) Exploring practices and understandings of designing inclusively, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Mobus, M A C (2011) The Burford Masons and the changing world of building practice in England, 1630-1730, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Rowbotham, A (2018) Designing for fluid transitions to sustainable infrastructure: the case of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Sidoli, J S (2021) Disputing in the built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.