This standard work has been completely revised, expanded and restructured for its fourth edition, reflecting the growing and more varied neds of professional and student alike. The book is arranged to give a wide understanding of the subject: early chapters set the scene in which building development is carried out; the middle chapters cover the design process and the cost planner's basic tools; these techniques are then examined in context and in greater depth. A concluding chapter looks to the electronic future and there are extensive appendices.