Early Canal Projects looks at some of the earliest canal and navigation projects constructed in the United Kingdom and where possible the contractual and management processes used in their construction are identified. The paper is intended to augment the information contained in:
- The Origins and History of Cost Engineering https://mosaicprojects.com.au/PDF_Papers/P207_Cost_History.pdf
- Cost Overruns on Early Canal & Railway Projects https://mosaicprojects.com.au/PDF_Papers/P207_Canal+Wagonway_Cost_Overruns.pdf
Most of the projects covered in this paper pre-date the start of the canal boom and the industrial revolution by several centuries.
Download the full paper and see more on the history of construction management: https://mosaicprojects.com.au/PMKI-ZSY-005.php#Process2
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