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Estimating the built environment stock in Cape Verde

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Medium: journal article
Language(s): English
Published in: Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, , n. 5, v. 26
Page(s): 814-826
DOI: 10.1108/ecam-05-2018-0190
Abstract:

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present the estimates of the value of the built environment stock in Cape Verde, a Sub-Saharan African country that is scattered through ten relatively small islands.

Design/methodology/approach

It applies the perpetual inventory method in a long series of construction investment data at 1980 and 2007 constant prices published by the Cape Verde’s National Statistics Office.

Findings

The results show that the capital-output ratio is similar to those in the advanced industrial countries. The high value of this indicator suggests that the country should shift its focus from building new investment projects to managing the considerable amount of built stock.

Originality/value

The main originality of the paper comes from the use of different data sets from the National Statistical Office to construct the indicators of the construction industry activity in a comprehensive way.

Geographic Locations

Structurae cannot make the full text of this publication available at this time. The full text can be accessed through the publisher via the DOI: 10.1108/ecam-05-2018-0190.
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  • Published on:
    26/02/2021
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    26/02/2021
 
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