LAND AVAILABILITY AND THE ROLE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

The construction industry in both developed and developing countries may be viewed as that sector of the economy which, through planning, designs, and operation, transforms various resources into man-made facilities. The types of facilities produced range from residential and nonresidential buildings to heavy construction, and these physical facilities play a critical and highly visible role in the process of development. The major participants in the construction industry include land use planners, architects, engineers, management consultants, general contractors, heavy construction contractors, special trade contractors or subcontractors, and construction workers, along with the owners, among others. In most developing countries, access to land presents its peculiar problems. Resistance to the use of land for construction in place of other uses, usually led to increase in costs. The types of constructed facilities produced by a developing country are naturally somewhat different from those produced by a developed one. It indicates that a country in the early stages of development tends to devote a greater share of its resources to new work, partly because facilities in existence are fewer in number and generally newer, and partly because there tends to be little emphasis on the importance of maintenance. A developing country, moreover, tends to concentrate on the construction of basic infrastructure in agriculture, mining, transportation, communication, and utilities, generally with the government as the client. This paper presents a review of the construction industry in the developing countries, and identifies some of the potentials and barriers that exist for the transfer, adaptation, and development of an indigenous industry.

کلیدواژه ها:

Land ، Construction Industry ، Development ، Economy