Dr Rick Best
Associate Professor
Faculty of Society and Design
Bond University
Australia
Biography
DR RICK BEST is the Associate Professor of Construction Management and Economics for the Faculty of Society & Design. Following some years in architectural and quantity surveying practices Dr Rick Best moved to lecturing in quantity surveying and construction. He currently manages the construction management/quantity surveying specialisation at the Faculty of Society & Design. His research interests include construction education, international construction costs and environmentally sensitive building design. He has edited and contributed to a number of internationally published books and chairs two national committees dealing with construction education and accreditation. He chairs the management committee of the Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building and is on the editorial board of several international refereed journals.
Research Interest
Sustainable communities, Plannning theory and ethics, Urban design and site analysis, Population and urban Studies, Housing, Asian Cities and City Planning Process
