chapter Introduction and overview / chapter 1 The changing nature of the built environment: An economic perspective / chapter 2 Quantifying the GDP�construction relationship / chapter 3 Input�output techniques applied to construction / chapter 4 The scope of the construction sector: Determining its value / chapter 5 Investment in construction and economic growth: A long-term perspective / chapter 6 The impact of fiscal, monetary and regulatory policy on the construction industry / chapter 7 From the short to the long term: History and development of leading indicators and building cycles / chapter 8 Construction markets in a changing world economy / chapter 9 Global construction markets and contractors / chapter 10 The new construction industry / chapter 11 The impact of reverse knowledge transfer on competitiveness: The case of Turkish contractors / chapter 12 Market interdependencies between real estate, investment, development and construction: The Dutch experience -- chapter 13 Theories of investment in property: Use of information, knowledge and intelligent technologies