Keith Hogg Knihy

Focusing on value enhancement in design and construction, this book presents a comprehensive, student-centered approach aimed at achieving more efficient outcomes for public and private sector clients. It builds on the principles outlined in the Latham Report, equipping students with essential theoretical and practical knowledge. Detailed strategies are explored to optimize the design and construction process, emphasizing cost reduction while prioritizing client interests in the modern era.

In Chocolate Islands: Cocoa, Slavery, and Colonial Africa, Catherine Higgs traces the early-twentieth-century journey of the Englishman Joseph Burtt to the Portuguese colony of Sao Tome and Principe-the chocolate islands-through Angola and Mozambique, and finally to British Southern Africa.