Urban Land Economics and Public Policy (Building and Surveying Series, 20)

This revised and reset new fifth edition generally follows the structure of the previous edition, although some of the material of the earlier chapters has been rearranged, in addition to being updated and extended. A new feature of this edition is the allocation of a complete chapter to examining the problems of urban decline and renewal. Here the economic and social problems are discussed within the framework of current issues in urban policy, local government and planning. The book will appeal as a basic textbook for undergraduate students of estate management, land economics, building surveying and quantity surveying. It will be valuable to students taking degree or equivalent courses in urban economics, urban geography or town planning; it will also appeal to those preparing for RICS and RTPI examinations. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-11 Spatial Structure and Urban Growth....Pages 12-47 The Market and the Location of Urban Land Uses....Pages 48-89 The Property and Investment Markets and Town Planning....Pages 90-125 Investment Appraisal and the Economics of Development....Pages 126-164 Welfare Economics, Land and the Environment....Pages 165-210 Urban Congestion....Pages 211-230 Urban Decline and Renewal....Pages 231-283 Housing....Pages 284-340 The Construction Industry in the United Kingdom....Pages 341-379 Back Matter....Pages 381-390 This text adopts a methodical approach to the process of planning and control exercised by the contractor during the pre-tender, pre-contract and construction phases of projects through the application of various planning techniques to a number of case studies. Weatherhead aims to point up the importance of real estate, not in isolation but as an integral part of corporate strategy. Specific features such as tenures and obsolescence are addressed and there are case studies to illustrate contemporary practice This is an introductory text to facilities management, with two chapters added, covering property portfolio management and practical case studies. It also stresses the role of IT to make facilities management an immediate manager's tool. This text aims to meet the needs of students studying building measurement in the early years of quantity surveying and building degree courses. 27 worked examples embracing all the principal building elements are included. Paul N. Balchin, Gregory H. Bull, Jeffrey L. Kieve. Previous Ed.: 1988. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.