by Lee King-fai, Wong Wing-cheung. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1988. / Bibliography: leaves 82-85.

by Elmer Anthony H. Olaer. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-108). / Table of Contents --- p.i / List of Figures --- p.iii / List of Tables --- p.v / List of Appendices --- p.vi / Glossary --- p.vii / Abstract --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Background --- p.6 / Urban location --- p.6 / Estate planning --- p.9 / Non-Residential Facilities --- p.13 / Streets and parking --- p.15 / Pedestrian Walkways --- p.16 / Open Spaces --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Daily Life --- p.19 / Mornings --- p.20 / Noontime --- p.22 / Evenings --- p.23 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Mei Foo Sun Chuen --- p.24 / Background --- p.24 / Estate Masterplan --- p.26 / Residential Towers --- p.27 / Non-residential facilities --- p.28 / Street System --- p.30 / Pedestrian Paths --- p.32 / Open Spaces --- p.33 / Summary --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Tai Koo Shing --- p.37 / Background --- p.37 / Subdivisions within the estate --- p.39 / Ancillary community facilities --- p.41 / Internal Street System --- p.44 / Internal and External Pedestrian Walkways --- p.45 / Open spaces --- p.47 / Summary --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Whampoa Garden --- p.52 / Background --- p.52 / 15residential and commercial sites --- p.54 / Residential Towers --- p.55 / Ancillary community facilities --- p.55 / Streets --- p.57 / Pathways --- p.60 / Open Spaces --- p.62 / Summary --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Summary and Discussion --- p.67 / Urban location --- p.67 / Planning of estates --- p.65 / The residential towers and the cruciform --- p.72 / Ancillary community facilities --- p.74 / Streets and parking --- p.78 / Pedestrian walkways --- p.81 / Open spaces and recreational spaces --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusion and Recommendations --- p.91 / Appendix 1 --- p.98 / Appendix 2 --- p.99 / Appendix 3 --- p.100 / Appendix 4 --- p.101 / Appendix 5 --- p.102 / Appendix 6 --- p.103 / Appendix 6 --- p.104 / Bibliography --- p.105

Dans le système de production de l’habitat qui existe à Bruxelles, en ce début de 21ᵉ siècle, le logement est à la fois un bien répondant à un besoin vital, un bien faisant l’objet d’un droit inscrit dans la constitution, et une marchandise. Sa production est majoritairement laissée à des sociétés privées – pour l’essentiel des sociétés de promotion immobilière – auxquelles on laisse aussi le soin d’en fixer les prix, sur base de leur perception du marché du logement. Un marché où se rencontrent une demande et une offre, des “consommateurs” et des producteurs de logements, dont les intérêts sont diamétralement opposés. Un marché qui, contrairement à ce qu’en attend la théorie économique néoclassique, ne crée pas un équilibre, mais une crise perpétuelle. Un marché qui entretient et amplifie les inégalités sociales, et dont le fonctionnement génère, à Bruxelles, des conditions de vie indignes pour une part croissante de ménages.<p><p>Cette étude lève le voile sur les mécanismes à l’œuvre du côté des sociétés qui sont les agents principaux de la production capitaliste de logements. Ces sociétés sont celles qui assurent, dans le domaine résidentiel, la fonction de promoteur immobilier (une fonction assurée par toutes sortes de sociétés, qui n’ont pas toutes officiellement la promotion immobilière comme activité principale). Il s’agit d’étudier empiriquement les façons dont ces sociétés utilisent, entretiennent, et transforment l’espace urbain et la géographie résidentielle des différentes classes sociales dans la ville.<p><p>La partie théorique propose une réflexion sur la façon dont les promoteurs peuvent maximiser leur taux de profit à travers la localisation de leurs opérations de logements. Elle fait le lien entre les pratiques des promoteurs telles que j’ai pu les observer, la théorie de la rente foncière, et la question de la reproduction / transformation de la division sociale de l’espace. La partie empirique porte sur les promoteurs de logement, à Bruxelles, dans les années 2000. Elle décrit les promoteurs de logement actifs en Région bruxelloise, sur la base des données disponibles, par l’intermédiaire d’une typologie et de portraits d’entreprises. Elle compare ensuite les stratégies spatiales des différentes sortes de promoteurs, ce qui permet d’identifier les caractéristiques spécifiques qui influencent leurs choix de localisation. / Doctorat en sciences, Spécialisation géographie / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

The three professions of planning, architecture, and urban design, tend to work separately, but in fact, they are related. The disciplines are combined in this project to illustrate a comprehensive approach to land development. The project presented here integrates planning, architecture, and urban design, and provides a variety of housing types atypical in suburban development. It also illustrates several housing types on a specific site, utilizing the planning, zoning and subdivision regulations of the two jurisdictions. / Master of Architecture

This thesis investigates the perceptions that architects and real estate developers have of adhering to strict requirements for classical architectural exterior style, which is mandated by the municipality, focusing on a case study of a proposed real estate development project situated in Lidingö, Sweden. The study employs a qualitative approach, utilizing semi-structured interviews with the real estate developers, the architects, and a municipal project manager who is involved in the project. The findings highlight the tensions that arise during the early planning phase of real estate development with strict architectural style requirements. Developers appreciate the goal of maintaining consistency but emphasize the need for flexibility to accommodate future innovation. Architects value the quality ensured by the requirements, though they find them somewhat restrictive. Both groups recognize the benefits of high aesthetic standards but stress the importance of adaptability. Relevant tensions are further analyzed using stakeholder theory, examining the balance between private and public interests, as well as political and professional interests. The real estate developers prioritize economic feasibility, while the municipality focus on aesthetic quality. Effective collaboration has resulted in a project that is set to be both economically feasible and architecturally compliant. The architects also navigate the tension between creative freedom and adherence to politically driven architectural directives, managing to meet both professional standards and public expectations. Community response to the project has been overwhelmingly positive, indicating a strong appreciation for classical architecture. Overall, the study underscores the importance of collaboration and compromise, achieving a balance between private and public interests, professional and political interests, and producing economically viable projects that meet public demand for classical architecture. / Denna uppsats undersöker de uppfattningar som arkitekter och fastighetsutvecklare har om att följa strikta krav på klassisk arkitektonisk exteriör stil, som föreskrivs av kommunen, med fokus på en fallstudie av ett föreslaget fastighetsprojekt beläget i Lidingö, Sverige. Studien använder en kvalitativ metod, med semi-strukturerade intervjuer med fastighetsutvecklarna, arkitekterna och en kommunal projektledare som är involverad i projektet. Resultaten belyser de spänningar som uppstår under den tidiga planeringsfasen av fastighetsutveckling med strikta arkitektoniska stilkrav. Utvecklarna uppskattar målet att upprätthålla enhetlighet men betonar behovet av flexibilitet för att kunna rymma framtida innovation. Arkitekterna värdesätter den kvalitet som säkerställs av kraven, även om de tycker att de är något restriktiva. Båda grupperna erkänner fördelarna med höga estetiska standarder men betonar vikten av anpassningsbarhet. Relevanta spänningar analyseras vidare med hjälp av intressentteori, och undersöker balansen mellan privata och offentliga intressen, samt politiska och professionella intressen. Fastighetsutvecklarna prioriterar ekonomisk genomförbarhet, medan kommunen fokuserar på estetisk kvalitet. Effektivt samarbete har resulterat i ett projekt som ser ut till att vara både ekonomiskt genomförbart och arkitektoniskt kompatibelt. Arkitekterna navigerar också spänningen mellan kreativ frihet och efterlevnad av politiskt drivna arkitektoniska stilkrav, och lyckas uppfylla både professionella standarder och allmänhetens förväntningar. Responsens från samhället kring projektet har varit överväldigande positiv, vilket indikerar en stark uppskattning för klassisk arkitektur. Sammantaget understryker studien vikten av samarbete och kompromiss, att uppnå en balans mellan privata och offentliga intressen, professionella och politiska prioriteringar, och att producera ekonomiskt hållbara projekt som uppfyller allmänhetens efterfrågan på klassisk arkitektur.

This thesis introduces <em>Interstitial Urbanity</em> as a strategy for addressing issues of urbanity and place within New York's peripheral developments. Driven primarily by market forces, these developer led office and condominium complexes are currently being constructed along the post-industrial shorelines of New York's outer boroughs. Interstitial urbanity proposes an urban centre: a fragment of place within a non-place settlement. The theory is manifested in the design of an interstice that sits within the Queens West development on the Long Island City waterfront. Taking the form of a multi-layered public space, the interstice is comprised of a waterfront market square flanked by a commuter train terminal and an arts centre housed in a turn of the century power plant.

This thesis introduces <em>Interstitial Urbanity</em> as a strategy for addressing issues of urbanity and place within New York's peripheral developments. Driven primarily by market forces, these developer led office and condominium complexes are currently being constructed along the post-industrial shorelines of New York's outer boroughs. Interstitial urbanity proposes an urban centre: a fragment of place within a non-place settlement. The theory is manifested in the design of an interstice that sits within the Queens West development on the Long Island City waterfront. Taking the form of a multi-layered public space, the interstice is comprised of a waterfront market square flanked by a commuter train terminal and an arts centre housed in a turn of the century power plant.

Since the late 1990s, local governments in China have been relying heavily on land, which is a state-owned asset in urban area, to generate a significant amount of extra-budgetary revenue. Whilst this striking phenomenon has attracted numerous academic attentions, not many literatures shed the light on the process of central-local interactions. Adopting the procedural approach, this study examines the central-local fiscal and policy relations in the context of land finance. Taking the evidence from Guangdong province, this study understands the central-local relations as a process of policy interactions. After the central’s attempt to recentralize the fiscal resources of local governments in the mid-1990s, localities have been facing fiscal stress, which led them to rely heavily on land conveyance income, an extra-budgetary revenue in order to complement the fiscal shortage in budgetary account. However, a series of socioeconomic consequences of local fervent land development have attracted frequent central interventions. The most noticeable example is the housing macro-regulations introduced in light of the soaring housing prices. The example of the housing macro-regulations rejected the classic centrist model of the central-local relations in China, which implies a zero-sum game. On the contrary, in face of an issue influencing the conflicting core interests of both actors, both the powers of central and local governments were intensified to the extent that no one single actor will totally win over another. The powers of the central and local governments were also mutually transformed in the course of the game. It is argued that local governments display a sense of resistance against the central interventions as they have strong interests in land and real estate industry after tax sharing reform. On the other hand, it is unlikely for the central government to give concession to local governments as the failure to alleviate the consequences of land finance may cause public discontent and even political crises. The possible outcome is either a “win-win” situation or loss for both actors. To avoid a negative-sum outcome, collaboration and compromise are recommended. The centre is urged to address the root problem of misalignment of revenue and expenditure and to institutionalize the relationship between the centre and subnational governments. / published_or_final_version / China Development Studies / Master / Master of Arts in China Development Studies

This study explores the policy implications of Real estate Investment Trusts on urban restructuring and attempts to uncover if monitoring and evaluating mechanisms are needed. This issue is relevant to South Africa for competing globally and domestically for real estate investment. Furthermore it is relevant to South Africa given the potential impact of unregulated property development and the implications for the poor. The study also investigates the implications of REIT investing over all types of property types and implications for spatial policy proposals / Thesis (M.Dev.Studies)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:32:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rogerio Goncalves.pdf: 285255 bytes, checksum: d7297073d1e16ec758bd2207faaeb246 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08-25 / Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie / The objective of this research is to study the variables and indicators used to evaluate the performance of real estate development companies. This research was based on the variables and indicators disclosed to the market by real estate companies listed on Bovespa, members of the Bovespa index, and the reports published by market analysts. A questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection, featuring a return of 63 responses from 136 requests. For this we used statistical tool Factor Analysis, divided into two groups: variables used by business and real estate development indicators adopted by enterprises of real estate. The data analysis demonstrate the vision of the capital market on the management process, identify which variables are most important in the process of performance evaluation, identify the most relevant indicators for the sector analysis, collect qualitative information, not disclosed by companies industry and not used by analysts, who have demonstrated great importance in the evaluation of performance, study the influence of these variables and these indicators in the management of these companies. / O objetivo desta pesquisa é estudar as variáveis e os indicadores utilizados para avaliar o desempenho de empresas de incorporação imobiliária. Esta pesquisa foi baseada nas variáveis e nos indicadores divulgados, ao mercado, pelas empresas de incorporação imobiliária listadas na Bovespa, integrantes do Ibovespa, e nos relatórios publicados pelos analistas de mercado. Foi utilizado um questionário como instrumento de coleta de dados, apresentando um retorno de 63 respostas das 136 solicitações. Para tanto, foi empregada a ferramenta estatística Análise Fatorial, dividida em dois grupos: variáveis utilizadas pelas empresas de incorporação imobiliária e indicadores adotados pelas empresas de incorporação imobiliária. A análise dos dados permitiu demonstrar a visão do mercado de capitais sobre o processo de gestão, identificar quais varáveis têm maior importância no processo de avaliação de desempenho, identificar os indicadores mais relevantes para a análise do setor, coletar informações qualitativas, não divulgados pelas empresas do setor e não utilizados pelos analistas de mercado, que demonstraram ter grande importância no processo de avaliação de desempenho, estudar a influência destas variáveis e destes indicadores na administração destas empresas.