... ; Atkinson and Flint, 2004 ; Aydın-Yönet and Yirmibeşoğlu, 2009) have been identified in various contexts. Gated community Property development Drivers Housing Developer Ghana Housing is a fundamental human need due to the provision of shelter. Despite housing being a fundamental human...

... the best practices applied in the property development industry in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a qualitative research approach through semi-structured interviews from the FM and property development industry in the UK. Findings The study discovered that the recognition...

... agency funds the infrastructure costs through the sale of reserve or cost-equivalent plots, generally by advertisement and public auction. Property development Land Urban areas Land readjustment is not a new instrument and concept but has been widely practiced in many countries. Since...

... Dr Graham Squires can be contacted at: g.squires@bham.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Finance Healthcare Property development Asset valuation Investments The potential for such investment in the EU into fast evolving areas such as healthcare for seniors...

...Sharon Yam Purpose The purpose of this research is to assess the implementation of sustainable practice by Malaysian property developers, particularly on social and environmental perspectives. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative research where content analysis is used to analyse...

...Franky W.H. Wong; Edwin H.W. Chan; Patrick T.I. Lam Purpose This study aims to identify the most critical concerns of property developers in terms of the transaction costs involved in compliance with environmental laws at the building scheme design stage when key design decisions are made...

...Su Li Ang; Sara J. Wilkinson Purpose Sustainable property development has increased in market share over the past two to three years globally and locally. This research aims to analyze the drivers and barriers to sustainable property development in Melbourne using the triple bottom line (TBL...

... are placed in the context of property and property investment. It is concluded that a knowledge of ethical issues is advantageous for property professionals, especially when advising ethical investor clients. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Ethical investment Management Property development Investment...

... land or the appraisal of land values of developed units is still a problem and more efforts should be devoted to it. The land floor price is an important concept in cost accounting of property development. It is an average land price in terms of a unit of floor area. Since the land values...

...O.J. Ebohon; B.G. Field; R.R. Mbuga A more efficient land and property market is fundamental to solving Africa’s apparently endemic problems with real property development. Despite similar problems in other developing countries, they are more pronounced in sub‐Saharan Africa and, in the absence...

... and pitfalls or assist them with decisions. Research should aim to develop decision‐support software of real practical use to actors in the management of projects. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Project management Property development Real estate Software development In commercial development...

...Low Sui Pheng; David K.H. Ho; Yeap Soon Ann A study of property developers in Singapore showed that their crisis management capabilities are influenced by their size and opinion. Developers generally concentrate on preparing formal procedures to deal with crises pertaining to breakdowns. Explicit...

... landowners. This paper reviews the experience of the private sector in restructuring obsolete industrial properties in Hong Kong. In particular, we focus our discussions on a recent market initiative (composite industrial‐office property development in Hong Kong) as an innovative attempt to make better use...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Brownfield's first initiative Keywords Planning, Property development, Regional regeneration The RIBA is launching a 30-minute video entitled Brownfields First, as part of its Brownfield's First Initiative. It is presented by Colin James...

...Seow‐Eng Ong This paper examines the adverse selection problem associated with the pre‐completion marketing of property developments. When developers choose to finance their projects by pre‐selling in a pooling equilibrium, they pass on the risk of failure to the buyers and increase expected...

... management issues experienced in China. Discusses this in three sections: the existing environmental problems; future environmental problems and strategies for environmental protection. © MCB UP Limited 1996 China Environment Offices Property development Western countries have benefited...

... of this internationalization can be summarized in terms of research and findings in the modern literature. Spatial‐structural change influences locational decisions in urban property development, and because it changes the relativities of demand and supply in property markets it influences yields, returns, pricing...

...A.R. Ghanbari Parsa; M. Akhavan Farshchi The property development process lies at the heart of the production of the built environment, thus having the greatest impact on the natural environment. With the increased individual and governmental concern about the environment, much pressure is being...

... of development from other forms of property development (notably similar forms such as business parks). Proposes various determinants for the potential success of hi‐tech industrial property developments, and suggests that certain types of development (i.e. unfavourable geographical location) have been...

... the needs and expectations of developers in Singapore. Estate agents Marketing agencies Marketing mix Marketing strategy Property development Real estate Singapore Each year, real estate agency firms in Singapore spend huge sums of money in corporate promotional and advertising campaigns...