Several lean methods, processes and tools have been successfully implemented in construction design, however, despite the increased use of Lean Design Management (LDM), many attributes are still applied in an isolated manner leading to lack of an integrated framework. The aim of this paper is to analyse design management attributes based on a literature review...

''When the truck arrived at the construction site it could not unload the material because it [the truck] was too long, we had to send it away [...], this happens all the time in Oslo where we have to build on very small plots.'' (Carpenter, Oslo). As the quote illustrates, inefficiencies and resulting low productivity...

The normative principle of the right to self-determination has been adopted as the legal right underpinning Indigenous polities’ human rights worldwide. This paper is on Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination and its exercise through democratic participation.

Child and family policies are developing and expanding in dynamic ways around the world, despite the fiscal austerity that enveloped many countries in the wake of the global financial crisis. However, Australia’s early childhood care polices are in desperate need of reform. The childcare debate needs to re-set, and this paper hopes to provide some...

This purpose of this paper is to initiate discussion about remote education as a system. The school is an integral part of any education system, as are the political, economic, cultural and socioeconomic factors that generally occur outside of the school boundary. In particular, this paper discusses initiatives and programs that have shown positive outcomes...