The aim of this research is to formulate consistent approaches to land valuation within site-specific development viability appraisal based on a critical evaluation of the theory and practice of appraisal.
This report aims to develop an understanding of what best practice looks for land-use planning on the urban fringe.
This report presents the results of a one-month Chinese Real Estate Investment Trust Questionnaire survey conducted by INSITE Corporate Research Centre and RICS. The survey results indicate that although the prospects of REITs in ...
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The project seeks to provide insights into the behavioural drivers of house moves; the nature and duration of the search process; the extent to which households are actually able to meet their needs and aspirations when they purch...
This report develops a global understanding of how housing systems are changing and interacting with economies by assessing change in Brazil, China and India.
This research aimed to examine the extent and nature of market renting provision amongst housing associations, but also – crucially - to explore the strategic decision making processes shaping such activity.
This research investigates an automated mathematical approach known as ‘surface matching’, which offers significant potential for improving the accuracy of ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection radiometer) dat...
This research aims to develop performance predictive conceptual models to forecast performance outcomes of construction consultants in the UK university environment, covering consultancies for new build, refurbishments and mainten...
Through an extensive literature review, desktop research and intensive field work in Guangzhou (South China), Wuhan (Central China) and Beijing, this study gathers and examines evidence of inefficiency in in China's ASH sector and...
This study on the housing sector provides an update of the study on long-term trends in the housing sector and combines it with an analysis of the impact of the financial and economic crisis on consumption and in particular on hou...
The study was intended to review alternative valuation methods e.g. using traditional techniques and consumer surplus loss, surrogate data, residual and contingent valuation methods to value rural trust land/tribal holdings and sq...
The overall aim of the research project is to build up capabilities and capacities of chartered surveyors in the adaptation of SMEs and their properties to flood risk.
This paper looks at the reasons why buying and selling rights in land are important, and suggests ways in which the efficiency and effectiveness of land markets can be improved.
This project aimed to understand the implications of land issues for the climate resilience of informal settlements in Fiji and PNG. A related aim was to better understand the implications of decisions about resettlement of inform...
Using the recent available geoscience technology, the research studies the physical processes and change to a glacier outburst flood (jökulhlaup) in western Greenland.
This report presents the findings of a study which aims to investigate the barriers to participation in farmers' markets by the wider farming community in South Australia.
While there has been a longstanding and substantial body of work on the relationship between corporate ESG performance (CESGP) and corporate financial performance (CFP), this study presents the first quantitative empirical study o...
In this research project, by collecting data from a GPS receiver mounted on the Snowdon Mountain Railway train, different GPS tropospheric mitigation approaches were evaluated in order to improve airborne kinematic GPS positioning...
This research appraises the risk that buildings in 8 European countries face due to climate change, identifying the most vulnerable assets and quantifying the potential cost or benefit in energy bills.