Social change
Journal article
Liminal roles in construction project practice: exploring change through the roles of partnering manager, building logistic specialist and BIM coordinator
In order to better understand the unfolding of construction project practice in an increasingly changeful world new professional roles are explored as liminal roles. Findings are both theoretical and practical and suggest that new professional roles practice multi-liminal work and acknowledge tensions that pose challenges for liminal roles to act as change agents.
Report
Building better decisions: why good evidence is used (and ignored) in the built environment sector
Evidence-based decision making (EBDM) is a framework that has yielded huge benefits in fields ranging from medicine to social policy.
Report
Saying more with less: simplifying energy fact sheets
This research found that behaviourally-informed fact sheets can improve consumers’ engagement with energy plans and increase their confidence in choosing the right energy plan or retailer.
Book
Citizen engagement with the changing city
This resource provides an in-depth insight into how to engage citizens and city-building in the complex, contemporary city.
Strategy
Basic plan on the promotion of culture and the arts (Phase 1)
This plan is the first plan based on the new 'Basic Act on the Promotion of Culture and the Arts' amended in June 2017. It contains four visions and six strategies for a five-year period from 2018 to 2022. This plan discusses and acknowledges both the social and economic values of culture and the arts.