Sustainable Property Development: A Guide to Real Estate and the Environment

Product Details

This book identifies, defines and explains in detail property-related environmental issues. It is written in an easy-to-follow style and presented in a lively format.

Issues are explained with reference to relevant background information, practical issues and problems posed.

The book is supported by current case studies, and there is learning material - with model answers - for students and lecturers to use for group work.

Each topic - e.g. law, economics, property development - is structured in the same way: headline - the big issues and important questions; background - historical, legislative, technical; practical problems and solutions; discussion points; case studies; sources of information/further study.

Table of Contents

• 1. THE LOCATION OF PROPERTY: GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT.
  • Suggested learning outcomes.
  • Headlines: big issues and important questions.
  • Background.
  • Practical problems and solutions, current approaches, techniques and models.
  • Part 1: Locations and site-finding for developments.
    • Market information and market research.
    • Investigating sites for different uses.
    • Investigation site-specific characteristics of potential development sites.
  • Part 2: Government policy regarding location of development.
    • PPG1: general principles of the planning system.
    • PPG3: housing.
    • PPG6: retailing and town centres.
    • PPG13: transport.
    • PPG23: planning and pollution control.
    • The Urban Task Force.
    • Urban White Paper: Our Towns and Cities: The Future