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Ali, M M A (2011) A framework for enhancing the success of construction projects undertaken in Libya, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of the Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University.
Almeraikhi, A M (2010) An integrated framework for multi-project planning and control, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University.
Alzohbi, M G M (2015) A framework for evaluating material management performance in Jordanian concrete building projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University.
Awe, E M (2012) A framework for training and development of construction craft skills in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University.
Bhutto, K H (2004) The application of integrated management systems (IMS) by contracting organisations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Sheffield Hallam University.
Blaza, S (1995) Implementing an integrated management information system in a medium sized construction firm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Construction, Sheffield Hallam University.
Broadhurst, S J (2000) Non-man-entry sewer renovation robot characteristics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Sheffield Hallam University.
Chileshe, N. (2004) The application of TQM within small & medium sized construction related organisations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Construction, Sheffield Hallam University.
Clegg, D R (1999) A construction-specific simulation-based framework for earthworks, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Construction, Sheffield Hallam University.
Fapohunda, J A (2009) Operational framework for optimal utilisation of construction resources during the production process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University.
Fox, S J (2001) Application of design for manufacture principles to building design and construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University.
Griffith, A (2006) Expanding knowledge and practice of construction management systems and procedures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Environment and Development, Sheffield Hallam University.
Hassan, P F (2005) A best practice framework for training UK construction site managers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Environment and Development, Sheffield Hallam University.
Higham A.P. (2014) Conceptual Framework for the Sustainable Benefit Evaluation of UK Social Housing Projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Sheffield Hallam University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: Social Housing; Asset Management; Sustainability; Investment Appraisal; Sustainable Benefit Planning
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Recent decades have seen an expansion in the role and size of the UK social housing sector. This sector is challenged to use its new housing development, regeneration and improvement programmes to deliver social benefit within an environment affected by government policies on funding and in the organisational context of particular geographical and commercial pressures. Such challenges draw focus to the under-researched field of asset management. Traditionally, this field has been dominated by the financial measures of success rather than the wider benefits to the community. However, this study proposes a new approach that is grounded in the theory of sustainability, within which investments are appraised not only on their financial merits but also on their interplay with the human environment within which they are located through the assessment of social and local economic benefits. Initially implementing a qualitative methodology, the research explores the existing attempts to integrate the appraisal of sustainable benefits within the decision making process. The results suggest that, to date, no apparent tool exists to facilitate this process. A further quantitative survey of UK social housing professionals was undertaken to confirm the initial observations. The results show that, despite the fact that social housing practitioners understand the importance of considering sustainability, they are not yet in a position routinely to appraise the benefits associated with potential schemes, confirming the need for the development of a sustainable benefit evaluation framework. Adopting a case study approach, this study identifies the essential features of sustainability which will ensure that such undertakings generate community benefits. These features are subsequently used to develop and validate a framework for sustainable benefit evaluation within the social housing sector, linking financial appraisal with the evaluation of sustainability. This framework provides a decision aid or tool for practitioners to employ during the early stages of appraising potential social housing investment schemes.
King, A P (2008) Enhancing the effectiveness of design and build tendering, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University.
Morton, P M (2010) Difference and belonging: Learning from women studying the built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Sheffield Hallam University.
Salter, M (1989) Planning systems for small firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Construction, Sheffield Hallam University.
Tahir, H A (2015) A project control framework for the Libyan construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University.
Turner, D (2017) Variations of the project sponsor role and benefits realisation: A phenomenographic study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Sheffield Hallam University.
Watts, J (2022) Constructing non-profit collaboration: A macro discursive institutional perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Sheffield Hallam University.
Westgate, S E (1986) An information system for estimating, targetting and planning in small building firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Sheffield Hallam University.