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Venter, Ivan. "Hotel property development : a framework for successful developments." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23795.
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Although there are similarities between hotel and other commercial property developments in terms of land, structures and services, it is important when developing hotels to understand that they have unique characteristics. These unique characteristics are that hotels require specific management expertise, are usually a “single-use” property, whose primary revenue is generated from a service-based industry, and has a market value that is directly related to its ability to generate future net income. The essence of successful hotel property developments lies in understanding these unique characteristics, as illustrated in the dissertation literature review. In addition, the dissertation identifies various critical success factors for hotel development which in turn is incorporated into a hotel property development framework, establishing a practical ‘road map’ for successful hotel developments. The literature review incorporates a wide range of hotel topics, such as the principles of a hotel business, fundamentals of the tourism industry as a motivator for hotel development, property development in general, hotel property development, strategic hotel management, hotel property development feasibility studies, hotel market analysis, financial feasibility, risk management of hotel developments, financing of hotel property developments, the project team and consultants, the design phases, and finally the construction phase. The dissertation empirical study tests the validity of the hotel property development framework, by presenting it to and questioning hotel development professionals in intensive direct interviews.<br>Dissertation (MSc(Real Estate))--University of Pretoria, 2007.<br>Construction Economics<br>unrestricted
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Potgieter, Melissa. "Sustainable urban development - the need for a South African rating tool for sustainable precinct developments." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25378.
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Globally, urban sustainability is shifting its focus from individual building to sustainability at precinct, neighbourhood and community levels. This dissertation aims to determine whether the South African urban development industry has a need for the introduction and incorporation of a precinct level urban sustainability rating tool. This dissertation employs a literature review and single case study approach to define precinct level urban sustainability, to explore existing sustainability initiatives and to investigate the expected impacts of a South African precinct level urban sustainability rating tool. The research finds that while there ha been interest in precinct level sustainability from the private sector and some leading municipalities, precinct level sustainability runs the risks of becoming nothing more than a political catch-phrase and of becoming stuck in an ongoing cycle of planning, especially from a national regulatory point of view. It is expected that the introduction of a South African precinct level sustainability rating tool will mitigate this situation by providing motivation for the adoption of, and a clear guideline for the physical implementation of, wider sustainability principles and objectives.
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Bavu, Sonwabile. "Property development in Mthatha: an interactive framework." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14553.
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Property development (PD) is basically driven by the need or demand from the people. Sustainable property development has emerged in response to a global problem – and the need to maintain environmental integrity, according to Gurry (2011) cited by Botha (2013: 7). Keeping and Shiers (2004) state that property development, as a whole, has to balance social, economic and environmental needs. Emanating from the above, any successful development project must offer investors security, infrastructure and efficiency and should also put the needs of citizens at the forefront of all its planning activities. Availability of land, existing infrastructure, availability of finance, economic conditions, political influence and corruption always influence growth of property development in any area. This study aims to identify factors that contribute to lack of property development in Mthatha. Data collected shows that the challenges sometimes lead to failure and delays of the development. The purpose of this study is to identify these challenges, investigate the available literature, consider what has been done so far to address these challenges and make recommendations. It is essential to understand the state of the town and perceptions of the people in the area dealing with Property Development. Mthatha is the main focus of the study because of the perceived number of failed and delayed property development initiatives. The primary and secondary data collected provide the basis for understanding challenges that lead to such failures and delays. This research was conducted by means of a review of the related literature and an empirical study. The empirical study was conducted using a quantitative statistical approach by distributing research questionnaires to members falling within the sample population. The primary objective of the study is to develop a framework for successful implementation of property developments in Mthatha. The study’s findings reveal shortcomings which contribute to the study’s identified problems relating to property development in Mthatha, namely: decaying infrastructure, shortage of land, implementation of the IDP, availability of finance to promote real estate developments, political influence and corruption. Wikipedia defines Property Development as a “multifaceted business encompassing activities that range from the renovations and release of existing buildings to the purchase of land and the sale of improved land or parcels to others”. Harvey and Jowsey (2004), as cited by Botha (2013: 5), define Property Development as a process that involves changing or intensifying the use of land to produce buildings for occupation.
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Amidu, Abdul-Rasheed. "Expertise development in commercial property valuation practice." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 2016. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.719996.
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Ever since the issue of inaccuracy and variance in commercial property valuation was first documented in the mid-80s by Brown (1985) and Hager and Lord (1985), many researchers have investigated the complex factors involved in effective problem solving in the valuation domain, focusing on the valuer and the valuation process. Several behavioural issues, including heuristics, have been noted to affect valuation outcomes. There is a growing literature on understanding the concept of expertise, especially using the field of cognitive psychology, and the present research explores valuer’s cognitions in a commercial valuation context. The study aimed to determine how the role of valuers’ cognitions and cognitive structures are crucial in furthering our understanding of effective valuation problem solving, as well as improving valuer training efforts. The research was undertaken from a ‘Critical Realist’ perspective, and used a knowledge elicitation method called ‘Cognitive Task Analysis’. Data were collected through a ‘Verbal Protocol Analysis’ (VPA) of a simulated commercial valuation exercise based on a real building, using semi-structured interviews. Six subjects (comprising two expert valuers, two intermediate valuers and two novice valuers) participated in the simulated valuation and in the follow-up interviews. Two further experts were interviewed to validate the findings.
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Park, Daniel H. "The Development of United States Property Rights." Thesis, Boston College, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/498.
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Thesis advisor: Dennis Hale<br>The right to property is debatably the most fundamental American right, and its breadth and strength is more controversial today than ever before. Thus it is more important than ever to understand that its development was not accidental but has had a long and fascinating history. Such a conception of property was theoretically formed by John Locke, recognized by the Founding Fathers in the U.S. Constitution, and developed through case law. The purpose of this thesis is to show the significance of the idea of private property for America and its citizens, the development and history of that idea through past cases, and the implications of the idea and its development of the future of America<br>Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2007<br>Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences<br>Discipline: Political Science<br>Discipline: College Honors Program
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Skelly, Douglas J. "Property development by British Gas since privatisation." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1997. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU093360.
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This research examines property development by British Gas since privatisation. Previous literature on land and property development processes, business management, privatisation and urban regeneration, is reviewed. Property development by British Gas is considered not as an isolated process, but within the wider context of privatisation, economic restructuring and urban regeneration. Since diversification into property dealing and development, British Gas has sought to transform many of its former gasworks sites. Over the years, these had become disused, derelict and surplus to its operational requirements. This strategy has established a property development company within British Gas. The process and extent of British Gas's property development is examined in detail. However, it is argued that this activity is not fully understood unless related to wider driving processes. It has been possible to address this problem using Structure and Agency theory, the approach underlying this research. From this theoretical perspective, a hierarchy of driving processes, from privatisation and market forces to corporate reorganisation and business strategies, is identified. Some of the difficulties of connecting structural processes to activities of agents may be surmounted through definition of the boundary between the two. This approach has been necessary to explain why British Gas became a property developer. Departing from its traditional, more passive approach to property development and, in consideration of the contaminated nature of its surplus sites, it is argued that these wider processes and corporate property strategy have led to a proactive approach to development by British Gas, during the 1990's. This research has thus aimed to establish a relationship between a hierarchy of forces that have driven the British Gas development process. Future property research, by applying the Structure and Agency perspective, can develop it and add to understanding about how and why corporate property development interests and pursuits change.
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Alsubhi, Maher Rashed. "Development of a Property-Based Flood GIS." Thesis, Curtin University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1368.
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Coastal flooding is threatening both natural habitats and urban areas. This project investigates the feasibility of developing a property-based flood GIS for residential areas located close to the shoreline. Using high-resolution topography and cadastral data, together with the ArcGIS Model Builder, coastal flooding can be modelled on a property-by-property level. It will be shown that high-resolution topography, including flood visualisation, is important when investigating and mitigating the impact of coastal flooding on residential areas.
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Olwan, Rami M. "Intellectual property and development : theory and practice." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54839/1/Rami_Olwan_Thesis.pdf.
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Since the 1960s, many developing countries have introduced IP laws to help them in their social and economic development. Introducing these laws was considered as a civilised act and a precondition of developing countries‘ progress from being =under-developed‘ to becoming =developed‘. In 2004, Brazil and Argentina presented a comprehensive proposal on behalf of developing countries to establish the Development Agenda in the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). They put forward a view that IP laws in their current form are not helping those countries in their development, as is constantly being suggested by developed countries, and that there is a need to rethink the international IP system and the work of WIPO.
The research undertaken examines the correlation between IP and social and economic development. It investigates how IP systems in developing countries could work to advance their development, especially in the context of the internet. The research considers the theory and practice of IP and development, and proposes a new IP framework which developing countries could employ to further their social and economic development.
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Wong, Nina. "Five development areas in Stockholm - factors that influenced the development and similarities between them." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-156074.
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The study examines five different development areas in Stockholm, factors that influenced the development and similarities between them. The term "Trendline 5S" is coined and includes Stockholm City, Stockholm Odenplan, Stockholm, Sollentuna and Sigtuna. The results indicate many similarities between the areas and the most crucial elements are the short distance to the airport, transport links and major construction projects. Other factors, which were not as measurable as the previous ones but yet important, were the popularity of the area, desire to settle down, access to services such as supermarket, shopping, culture, etc. and also the "hustle and bustle". Previous research has highlighted the importance of sustainable development and concepts such as "The Creative Class" and "Smart City" are efforts to accelerate the process through creative thinking and new information technology. The phenomenon of the so-called trendline could possibly be found in studies of other areas in the world and thus provide a decision support system for many stakeholders in the property market.<br>Den här studien undersöker fem olika utvecklingsområden i Stockholm, faktorer som påverkat utvecklingen och samband mellan dem. Begreppet "Trendlinjen 5S" myntas och innefattar Stockholm City, Stockholm Odenplan, Solna, Sollentuna och Sigtuna. Resultatet pekar på många likheter områdena emellan och de mest centrala faktorerna är närheten till flygplats, kommunikationsförbindelser och större nybyggnadsprojekt. Andra faktorer som inte varit lika mätbara, men dock minst lika viktiga, har varit attraktiviteten av området, viljan att bostätta sig där, närhet och tillgänglighet till service såsom mataffär, shopping, kultur o.s.v. och även "liv och rörelse". Tidigare forskning har belyst vikten av en hållbar utveckling och koncept såsom "The Creative Class" och "Smart City" är satsningar för att påskynda den processen genom kreativt tänkande och ny informationsteknologi. Fenomenet med den så kallade trendlinjen skulle möjligen kunna påträffas vid studier av andra områden i världen och därmed också kunna fungera som beslutstödsystem för flera intressenter på fastighetsmarknaden.
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Schroeder, Jeffrey S. "Right grantors and right seekers : a theory for understanding the comparative development of intellectual property rights /." view abstract or download file of text, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3004002.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2001.<br>Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 260-272). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Cuylan, Gokhan. "Development Of Property Equations For Butane And Isobutane." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610670/index.pdf.
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This study aims to simulate a vapor compression refrigeration cycle, working with either butane (R-600) or isobutane (R-600a). For this purpose a computer program is written to design a household refrigerator, by modeling a steady-state, vapor compression cycle, with user defined input data. Each refrigerator component can be designed separately, as well as parts of a single refrigeration system in the program.
In order to determine the refrigerant thermophysical properties at different states, least squares polynomial equations for different properties of R-600 and R-600a have been developed.
Computer program is used for refrigeration cycle analysis, variable speed compressor design and calculating coefficient of performance (COP) and irreversibility of the cycle.
Sample-preliminary designs have been carried out for different refrigeration loads, room and cold space temperatures with the program, to compare the performance characteristics of the refrigerants. Designs have been performed at different refrigeration loads, room and cold space temperatures. It is observed that for the same conditions R-600 has slightly better performance characteristics than those of R-600a.
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Nagashima, Kohji. "Development of Inorganic Green Materials using Redox Property." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/198945.
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Ghazali, Megat Mohamed. "Judgement analysis and decision making in property development." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1994. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/28018.
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This thesis discusses a detailed investigation into the relationships between the decision makers' judgement of the decision making factors and the development outcomes of office and shop developments. Consequently the most appropriate method that could possibly assist in the attainment of consistent decision making outcomes is identified. This research has taken the period between 1985–1990 to study the circumstances that prevailed in two contrasting situations, that of the buoyant 1985–1988 economic environment and the sudden decline from early 1989 onwards. Taking this study period enabled the analysis of moderately successful office and shop developments that might not have been available if only the boom period of 1985–1988 had been considered.
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Kahsai, Temesghen. "Property preserving development and testing for CSP-CASL." Thesis, Swansea University, 2009. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa42217.
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This thesis describes a theoretical study and an industrial application in the area of formal systems development, verification and formal testing using the specification language CSP-CASL. The latter is a comprehensive specification language which allows to describe systems in a combined algebraic / process algebraic notation. To this end it integrates the process algebra CSP and the algebraic specification language CASL. In this thesis we propose various formal development notions for CSP-CASL capable of capturing informal vertical and horizontal software development which we typically find in industrial applications. We provide proof techniques for such development notions and verification methodologies to prove interesting properties of reactive systems. We also propose a theoretical framework for formal testing from CSP-CASL specifications. Here, we present a conformance relation between a physical system and a CSP-C ASL specification. In particular we study the relationship between CSP-CASL development notions and the implemented system. The proposed theoretical notions of formal system development, property verification and formal testing for CSP-CASL, have been successfully applied to two industrial application: an electronic payment system called EP2 and the starting system of the BR725 Rolls- Royce jet engine control software.
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Chiu, Kit-yee. "Planning implications of private property development in China : a case study of Guangzhou /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B14017751.
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Ghebrab, Tewodros Tekeste. "Development of stucture-property [i.e. structure-property] relationships for hydrated cement paste, mortar and concrete." Diss., Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users, 2008.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Apr. 2, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225). Also issued in print.
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Elmahjub, Ezieddin Mustafa. "Protection of intellectual property in Islamic Shari'a and the development of the Libyan intellectual property system." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/76106/1/Ezieddin%20M.%20Jaballa_Elmahjub_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis introduces a theory of intellectual property (IP) law informed by Islamic Shari'a. The sources and objectives of Islamic Shari'a support the theoretical framework underpinning IP laws. However, they strongly emphasise the importance of development goals in intellectual property policy making. This thesis argues that an optimal IP system from an Islamic perspective shall not overprotect IP holders but should instead endeavor to empower people to access knowledge resources to enhance access to education, public health and economic opportunities. Taking Libya as a case study, this thesis makes recommendations for the improvement of IP law that have important broader implications for developing countries.
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Chung, Wing-hang Joan. "Development of cultural and natural trails in Tai O." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25951439.
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Hlengwa, Samukelisiwe. "Macro-economic determinants of property-tax revenue in South Africa." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32751.
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The South African local governments are facing enormous issues that challenge their financial independence and the fulfilment of their constitutional powers in providing service delivery to communities within their jurisdiction areas, amongst other things. Although the National government provides grants to the local governments, they are not sufficient to meet the basic needs of communities within sub-national provinces – given the rapid growth in population and the high levels of unemployment. Property tax is one of the sources of municipalities' revenues, over which the local governments have full autonomy. A vast number of scholars in literature emphasize the potential and the importance of property tax revenues within local government spheres, its contribution towards the improvement of community lives, and in providing the public infrastructures with the services they require – if they are fully utilised. This study examines the impact of macro-economic factors (gross domestic product, inflation, the unemployment rate, and the population rate) on property-tax revenues in South African municipalities across the nine provinces, from the year 2005 to 2018. The panel-data model was estimated by using fixed and random effect-estimation techniques. The findings provide evidence to suggest that there is a negative and positive relationship between property tax revenues and macro-economic determinants, depending on each subcategory from which the total property-tax revenue is based. The main results of the study indicate that the variation in economic activities does not improve property-tax revenue mobilization across South African local governments. Inflation was found to have a discouraging impact on the property-tax revenues derived by municipalities. Although the population rate reflected a stable trend during the study period, the results indicated that it has had a negative impact on property-tax revenues. Generally, the unemployment rate has depicted an unstable trend over the study period; and the findings show that it has had a negative effect on property-tax revenues across South African municipalities. The study suggests some policy recommendations for achieving optimal property-tax revenues. In addition, the study has contributed to the body of knowledge; and it has provided an analysis of the various macro-economic determinants – by sing widely accepted indicators in an emerging market. This research also recommends further exploration of the impact of other macro-economic determinants on property-tax revenues, in any future research studies. These include macro-economic determinants, such as the interest rate and household income, amongst other issues, which are not part of this study.
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She, Yuling S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Redevelopment option value for industrial property." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127858.
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Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, 2020<br>Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>This paper searches for the property value component due to existence of a redevelopment option. We do an empirical study based on over 6,600 industrial property transactions across United States from 2000 to 2018. This can be seen as a discovery journey of improving the methodology in identifying and evaluating the redevelopment option value embedded in the transaction price of such property traded among investors in the private property market. Starting from simple OLS regression, we observed a reverse causality phenomenon between property sales price and a dummy variable of the intention to redevelop the property, in which the redevelopment flag was associated with lower priced properties. The journey then ended up verifying the improvement in the most advanced methodology that academics on the frontier apply in studying the value of the redevelopment option. This advanced methodology by Buechler et al (2020)1 deploys an empirical analysis strategy using a probit model to develop a redevelopment propensity metric, instead of the dummy variable of redevelopment intention. We apply this methodology to solve the endogeneity problem with the original simple OLS regression, and we find that industrial properties have an average redevelopment probability of 0.22, which generates option value of $5.8/sqft (land), or 19% of the average property price per square foot of land ($30.2/sqft(land)). Comparing our study findings for industrial property with that of the Buechler et al study (2020) which is on all property types, the implication is that on average redevelopment option value tends to be a greater percentage of industrial property value than for the other types of commercial properties. The option value is not necessarily greater in absolute terms, but relative to the value of the property. These results apply on average to all industrial properties, not just to those sold specifically to be redeveloped.<br>by Yuling She.<br>S.M. in Real Estate Development<br>S.M.inRealEstateDevelopment Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate
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Abrey, Mark Henry Shaw. "An entrepreneurial framework for new venture property development projects." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020162.
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The business of real estate is one of the largest suppliers of employment, and contributes significantly to the gross domestic product of numerous countries worldwide. It is, therefore, imperative that new real estate development entrepreneurs entering the market identify key competitiveness indicators in order to survive and ensure their success within an ever-changing market. However, property development is a complex process and considered to be 'too risky' Consequently, property development entrepreneurs lack the skills and expertise to effectively manage their business enterprises and the associated risks from project inception to completion, and commissioning. The study was conducted by means of a review of the related literature and by conducting an empirical study. The empirical study was conducted using a quantitative statistical approach by distributing research questionnaires to members falling within the sample population. The primary objective of the study was to develop an entrepreneurial framework for perceived success of new venture property development projects. A descriptive survey was conducted among professionals registered with the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) and property development practitioners within South Africa. The salient findings suggest that the following variables positively influence the perceived success of new venture property development projects: Entrepreneurial vision; Strategic management; Stakeholders‘ interests; Professional feasibility and viability reporting; Procurement; Communication; Consumer confidence; Risk management; Governance structures; Specialist advice; The entrepreneurial framework, and The project management body of knowledge (PMBOK). Furthermore, the following variables were identified in the empirical framework affecting the perceived success of new venture property development projects: Entrepreneurial Vision; Strategic Management; Stakeholders‘ Interest; Professional Feasibility and Viability Reporting; Procurement; Communication; Consumer Confidence; Risk Management; Governance Structures; Specialist Advice, and The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). This study contributed to the South African property development body of knowledge by addressing the challenges faced by inexperienced entrepreneurs entering the property development market. Furthermore, this study aimed to improve the framework utilised by emerging property developers.
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Уткіна, Марина Сергіївна, Марина Сергеевна Уткина, and Maryna Serhiivna Utkina. "Intellectual property in the context of innovative activity development." Thesis, Chișinău, 2019. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/73874.
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Сучасний світ характеризується активним впровадженням інноваційних та нових технологій, розвитком інтелектуальної власності в цілому, особливо в контексті єдиного цифрового ринку. Інтелектуальна власність є центром європейської програми протягом десятиліть, і вона продовжує піддаватися інтенсивному законодавчому та судовому контролю.<br>Современный мир характеризуется активным внедрением инновационных и новых технологий, развитием интеллектуальной собственности в целом, особенно в контексте единого цифрового рынка. Интеллектуальная собственность была в центре европейской повестки дня на протяжении десятилетий, и она продолжает подвергаться интенсивному законодательному и судебному контролю.<br>Modern world is characterized by the active innovative and new technology adoption, intellectual property development in general, especially in the context of Digital Single Market. Intellectual property has been at the center of the European agenda for decades and it continues to be subject to intense legislative and judicial scrutiny.
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Mokori, Abel Sentle. "Ethical perspectives on the environmental impact of property development." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63186.
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Three perspectives that can be found in ethical decision-making are explored to
suggest guidelines for ethical property development: the instrumental, the intrinsic
and the pluralist perspective. Given the limitations of the instrumental and the
intrinsic perspectives, it is suggested that the appropriate perspective to be adopted
by ethical property developers is that of pragmatism, as being a system of moral
pluralism. This perspective can be utilized as a flexible toolbox which unites both
traditional ethical values and the diversity of environmental ethics, as well as
allowing new values to emerge without adhering to relativism.<br>Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2016.<br>Construction Economics<br>MSc<br>Unrestricted
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Chowdhury, Afroza. "Effects of property rights and corruption on gender development." CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC THESIS, 2008. http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4551.
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Bryson, John R. "Office development and the regional city : process, interest and organization." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/34507.
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This study presents an examination of office development in the regional city in the period 1960-1987. The economics and structure of the development industry are analysed and related to an examination of the property markets of Leicester, Nottingham and Northampton. Information was obtained from observation surveys, unpublished material (planning records), questionnaire surveys covering estate agents, development interests and investors in office property and a postal questionnaire to property development companies. Many office buildings constructed in regional cities are developed by highly centralized development companies. The relationship between this type of company and the space-economy forms a central component of this study. The organizational and structural constraints which restrict property companies' search strategies to specific locations and types of property are identified. A detailed examination is undertaken of the information sources development companies use to identify individual sites. The structure of the site identification process is identified and analysed in the context of the overall structure of the development industry. Two classifications of development companies are examined and criticized for their failure to consider the role of space. The development process must be considered as a key spatial process since it provides the link between the economy and the land surface. A new classification of developers is formulated which explicitly accounts for differences in the spatial extent of their activities. This classification is used to analyse the development decision making process and a modified version is used in the case studies. The examination of the structure of relations between the interests involved in the property development process is an important component of this study. Previous research has failed to consider the relationship between the four capitals involved in the development process. A series of development intermediaries are identified which mediate between these capitals and the space-economy. It is argued that the actions of occupiers, property developers, investors, and development intermediaries are influenced, determined and often manipulated by the structure of the existing financial and property markets.
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Chan, Wai-kin Raymond. "Transfer of development rights saviour of Hong Kong's heritage buildings." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2003. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31476867.
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Chung, Yuk-ming Christopher. "An investigation of property-LED urban regeneration in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42575060.
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Askar, Karim. "Intellectual Property Management in R&D Collaborations Development of Intellectual Property Policies in Practice and Theory /." St. Gallen, 2005. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/02606705001/$FILE/02606705001.pdf.
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Bukhkalo, S. I., and A. O. Ageicheva. "Complex projects development problems." Thesis, National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", 2019. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/41490.
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Preller, Ferdinand Theodorus. "A critical assessment of pre-construction property development principles and process in Queensland, Australia." Thesis, Curtin University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1009.
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Research evidence suggests that property development is an integrated process revolving around numerous concepts that link distinct phases in the development cycle. This study acquaints the reader with key performance areas that make up the integrated development process. It conducts a literature discourse and empirical assessment of the pre-construction principles and process of commercial property development. The theoretical exploration of the study area establishes a sound secondary data base from which the comparative empirical research is conducted by way of questionnaires issued to and received from a sample of Queensland based property developers. Data obtained from the questionnaires is statistically analysed and explored.This study also seeks to explore the common principles and characteristics of the property development process as they occur prior to the commencement of construction activities, within the context of commercial property in broadly capitalist terms - i.e. commercial entities seeking profit. The approach taken is to match theory, from the literature on models of the development process, with practice.The study finds that Queensland based property developers do indeed apply sound pre-construction development principles and process within a structured framework. The findings also concluded that the following three key performance areas identified in the study make up the pre-construction development framework and are equally soundly applied by the property developers. • Location studies and site selection. • Market research and property markets. • Feasibility principles, design development and financial analysis.
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Lambert, Kaleah De'Nay. "Transit oriented development and its effect on property values an Atlanta case study /." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31703.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.<br>Committee Chair: Mike Meyer; Committee Member: Adjo Amekudzi; Committee Member: Laurie Garrow. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Mitchell, Susan McAlpin. "Resilient engineered systems: the development of an inherent system property." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/5999.
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Protecting modern engineered systems has become increasingly difficult due to their complexity and the difficulty of predicting potential failures. With the added threat of terrorism, the desire to design systems resilient to potential faults has increased. The concept of a resilient system â one that can withstand unanticipated failures without disastrous consequences â provides promise for designing safer systems. Resilience has been recognized in research settings as a desired end product of specific systems, but resilience as a general, inherent, measurable property of systems had yet to be established. To achieve this goal, system resilience was related to an established concept, the resiliency of a material. System resilience was defined as the amount of energy a system can store before reaching a point of instability. The energy input into each system as well as the systemâÂÂs exergy were used to develop system stress and system strain variables. Process variable changes to four test systems â a steam pipe, a water pipe, a water pump, and a heat exchanger â were applied to obtain series of system stress and system strain data that were then graphed to form characteristic system response curves. Resilience was quantified by performing power-law regression on each curve to determine the variable ranges where the regression line accurately described the data and where the data began to deviate from that power-law trend. Finally, the four test systems were analyzed in depth by combining them into an overall system using the process simulator ASPEN. The ranges predicted by the overall system data were compared to the ranges predicted for the individual equipment. Finally, future work opportunities were outlined to show potential areas for expansion of the methodology.
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Navarro, Ignacio Antonio. "Housing tenure, property rights, and urban development in developing countries." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24668.
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The dissertation explores how distinctive institutional factors related to property rights
determine urban development patterns and housing tenure modalities in a developing economy context. The first part proposes a choice-theoretic model that explains the existence of the
Antichresis contractual arrangement as a way to temporarily divide property rights. The model
explains why the Antichresis contract dominates the Periodic-Rent contract in terms of landlord
profits for certain types of property in which the gains in expected profits from solving the
problem of adverse selection of tenants offset the loss of expected profits created by the moral
hazard in landlords investments. The empirical section of the dissertation provides evidence in
support of the model. Using data from Bolivia, I find that property types that require less
landlord maintenance investment have higher capitalization rates under Antichresis contracts
than they would under Monthly-Rent contracts and vice-versa. Additionally, the model shows that the Antichresis contract has limited capacity for helping the poor as suggested by recent literature. On the contrary, it can be hurtful for the poor in markets were landlords have limited information about tenants, in markets with inefficient court systems, or in markets with tenant-friendly regulations.
The second part of the dissertation explores the issue of squatter settlements in the developing world. The theoretical model presented in this part explains how the landlord squatter
strategies based on credible threats drive capital investment incentives and ultimately
shape urban land development in areas with pervasive squatting. The model predicts that squatter settlements develop with higher structural densities than formal sector development. This prediction explains why property owners of housing that originated in squatter settlements take longer periods of time to upgrade than comparable property owners who built in the formal sector even after they receive titles to their property. The higher original structural density increases the marginal benefit of waiting in the redeveloping decision creating a legacy effect of high-density low-quality housing in these types of settlements. Geo-coded data from Cochabamba, Bolivia, support the hypotheses proposed by the theoretical model and raise questions about the unintended consequences of current policies affecting informal development.
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Mills, Fiona Rachel. "Microstructure and property development in die forged Al-Li alloys." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.266115.
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Arvanitidis, Paschalis A. "Property market and urban economic development : an institutional economics approach." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288280.
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This thesis examines the relationship between the property market and urban economic development. The impetus for the research lies in the rapid process of urban economic change and the failure of economic approaches to explore adequately the important role of the property market in that process. The study draws on institutional economics to advance the argument that the property market as an institution is a mediator through which economic potential can be realised and served. Due to major philosophical and theoretical deficiencies in the area, focus is placed on the establishment of an appropriate philosophical framework, the development of a new theory, and the specification of a research design for empirical investigation of the issues. The thesis's foremost contribution therefore lies in the formation of a holistic research programme to conceptualise the property market as an institution and to explore its role within the urban economy. Critical realist principles provide the basis for the development of the philosophical position of the study. These are combined with institutionalist insights to construct a three-layer ontological framework discussing the nature of urban socioeconomy. The thesis then lays down a rich theory of urban economic organisation, placing explicit emphasis on the institutional mechanisms, processes and dynamics through which the built environment is provided. The interrelation between property market process and the wider institutional environment is explored, particularly in terms of efficiency in providing appropriate market institutions and property outcomes that support urban economic potential. From this discussion the institutionalist concept of 'property market purpose efficiency' is developed. Building upon the conceptual framework, the thesis explicitly addresses the requirements for concrete analysis. It, first, lays down a generic analytical approach specifying appropriate research methods and techniques for investigation, and, second, sets up a research design providing an operational frame in which developed theory is translated into empirical practice. This research design provides a blueprint for empirical case studies. Finally, a case study of Madrid is employed to empirically explore the research design.
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Roy, Sanchari. "Essays on the role of property rights in economic development." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2010. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3027/.
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This thesis examines the importance of property rights in the process of economic development of poor countries. The first chapter examines the impact of female property inheritance rights on human capital investment of women. Using plausibly exogenous variation created by amendments to the female inheritance law in India, I find that exposure to improved female inheritance rights increased the mean educational attainment of women. I also provide some suggestive evidence that the mechanism behind such an effect may be explained by the complementarity between female inheritance rights and education in the context of household property management rather than by a relaxation in the household budget constraint following reduction in dowry payments at the time of marriage. The second chapter looks at the intergenerational impact of improving mothers' property inheritance rights on their children's education. Using the same legal amendment to female inheritance laws as in chapter 1, I find that stronger inheritance rights of mothers had a positive impact on the mean education level of their daughters, but had little effect on that of sons. The chapter also provides suggestive evidence that the underlying mechanism of this effect appears to be an improvement in mothers' intra-household bargaining power rather than their increased access to credit as a result of improvement in inheritance rights following the reform. The third chapter (joint with Maitreesh Ghatak) examines the impact of land reform legislation, aimed at strengthening property rights, on agricultural productivity in India. We find heterogeneous treatment effects of land reform on productivity, both across types of land reform as well as across states of India. We argue that a plausible explanation for such observed inter-state heterogeneity in land reform experience may be found in the differential emphasis laid by states on different components of land reform, in particular ceiling versus tenancy laws.
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Richardson, Mark D. "Microstructural and mechanical property development in metastable beta titanium alloys." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/12663/.
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Titanium alloys represent an ever increasing proportion of the materials employed in aerostructural applications. Metastable beta alloys in particular, offer high specific strength and good corrosion resistance that allow them to compete with steels. Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr and Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al are two such alloys used in the main landing gear of large commercial aircraft. Thermomechanical processing of metastable beta alloys is critical in obtaining the desired microstructure, which in turn governs the mechanical properties. This therefore demands a thorough understanding of the relationship between processing, microstructure and mechanical properties in order to optimise the final product and process route. This project characterises the microstructural and mechanical property variation within forged Ti-5553. Microstructural variables are quantified in order to examine their relative influence on mechanical properties. This reaffirmed the importance of microstructural control during materials processing. Gradual changes in primary alpha morphology, beta volume fraction and grain structure were observed throughout the forgings. However, it was also found that the size of secondary alpha precipitates could fluctuate rapidly over relatively short distances. The effect on mechanical properties was significant enough to completely reverse the general trends exhibited over the entire forging. It was also found that the heat treatment response varied with orientation. It would appear that unspecified microstructural variables limited the maximum achievable properties in certain orientations, preventing the heat treatment from further affecting them. However, changes in work hardening behaviour were observed which increased the proof stress while leaving the tensile strength essentially unchanged. The influence of subtransus thermomechanical processing on the microstructural evolution of Ti-10-2-3 was also investigated. Flow curves exhibited an initial peak at low strain followed by extensive flow softening. Microstructural analysis would suggest that the fragmentation and globularisation of acicular alpha particles is at least partially responsible for this softening effect. The use of torsion tests demonstrated that non-linear strain paths may not represent an efficient means of globularising primary alpha. The Burger’s Orientation Relationship (BOR) was found to break down at a linear strain of about 0.5. However, the process of ‘strain reversal’ could partially restore this up to an original linear strain of around 0.8. Solution treatment and ageing revealed that more highly strained regions were less responsive to age hardening.
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Chan, Chi-wah. "Property development as a means of project finance for infrastructure project /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19876476.
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Ip, Pan-wai. "The role of heritage conservation in enhancing tourism development in Stanley." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B39558678.
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Birdyshaw, Edward Leon. "Property rights and the environmental Kuznets' curve /." view abstract or download file of text, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3147814.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2004.<br>Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-96). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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De, Magalhaes Claudio Soares. "Urban development, the development process and spatial change : a study of the agents, their functions, strategies and structures of operation in the development of office space in Sao Paulo, 1980-1994." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1996. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1328324/.
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Kennedy-Skipton, Henry G. "Property development and urban regeneration : policy-led office development in Glasgow/Clydebank and Manchester/Salford." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363295.
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Cheng, Amelia, and 鄭詠恩. "Genesis and development of the Thai property market in the late 1980s." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1991. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31949848.
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Cheng, Amelia. "Genesis and development of the Thai property market in the late 1980s." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13039623.
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Gerbich, Mark Dean Marcus. "The timing and performance of initial public offerings : insights from securitized real estate new issues." Thesis, City University London, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336789.
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趙潔儀 and Kit-yee Chiu. "Planning implications of private property development in China: a case study of Guangzhou." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31258566.
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Sio, Chi Veng. "Assessing the external environment of the property development industry in Macau." Thesis, University of Macau, 1998. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636769.
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Kazantzi, Vasiliki. "Novel visualization and algebraic techniques for sustainable development through property integration." Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4930.
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The process industries are characterized by the significant consumption of fresh
resources. This is a critical issue, which calls for an effective strategy towards more
sustainable operations. One approach that favors sustainability and resource
conservation is material recycle and/or reuse. In this regard, an integrated framework is
an essential element in sustainable development. An effective reuse strategy must
consider the process as a whole and develop plant-wide strategies. While the role of
mass and energy integration has been acknowledged as a holistic basis for sustainable
design, it is worth noting that there are many design problems that are driven by
properties or functionalities of the streams and not by their chemical constituency. In this
dissertation, the notion of componentless design, which was introduced by Shelley and
El-Halwagi in 2000, was employed to identify optimal strategies for resource
conservation, material substitution, and overall process integration.
First, the focus was given on the problem of identifying rigorous targets for material
reuse in property-based applications by introducing a new property-based pinch analysis
and visualization technique. Next, a non-iterative, property-based algebraic technique,
which aims at determining rigorous targets of the process performance in materialrecycle
networks, was developed. Further, a new property-based procedure for
determining optimal process modifications on a property cluster diagram to optimize the
allocation of process resources and minimize waste discharge was also discussed. In
addition, material substitution strategies were considered for optimizing both the process
and the fresh properties. In this direction, a new process design and molecular synthesis methodology was evolved by using the componentless property-cluster domain and
Group Contribution Methods (GCM) as key tools in developing a generic framework
and systematic approach to the problem of simultaneous process and molecular design.
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Whitehead, Jimmy Carl. "Decision making in the property development industry during a business cycle." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27565.
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The property development industry in cities such as Calgary, Edmonton, Denver and Houston experienced a boom characterized by compulsive speculative growth in the 1970's and then a dramatic collapse in 1982. In the wake of the collapse came a crisis in the financial as well as the development sector, which to 1987 is nowhere near resolved. The expansion and decline in the property development industry is seen as a subset of a classical business cycle fueled by the world oil and gas economy, Canadian government regional and economic policies, and changes in money supply and interest rates. These factors are recognized as being contributory, but not a sufficient explanation for the property boom and bust. Additional understanding is offered by an analysis of the decision making process in the development industry.
The research, focusing on key decision makers, revealed that repeated decision errors made by developers on strategies related to growth, diversification, and financing contributed significantly to the industry problems. The sources of strategic errors were found to be associated with the key developers' personalities and their perception of the business environment, as well as group and organizational behaviour.
In 1976-77 opportunities to gain windfall profits in real estate development encouraged developers to travel from city to city continent wide in search of opportunities. Their fast-paced activity brought key developers stunning successes. Their perceived brilliance attracted followers from the rest of the industry and captured the imagination of the financial community. In 1979-80, as land values began increasing at rates far faster than interest rates, land banking superceded land development as a principal activity. Developers not only borrowed to the maximum under conventional project lending, but they also invented the concept of "appraisal surplus" (the difference between market value and debt) as a measure of their enormous "equity". This in turn permitted them to raise additional capital corporately through debentures and share offering to purchase even more land. By 1981 companies were highly levered financially making them extremely vulnerable to the slightest changes in the marketplace.
Rather than recognizing that they were swept up in a property' boom developers, individually and as a group, chose to continue to believe that their "exceptional ability" to turn a profit was the basis for their successes. As the boom accelerated developers abandoned all caution committing to some of their largest and most daring acquisitions at the very peak of the boom. Then, in 1982 the inevitable happened, the bust in the property market. Those public companies with huge financially levered land banks, whose strategies were predicated on continuing inflation and ever increasing market share failed. Those companies, often private, with low debt to equity ratios, conservative financial practices, and income property portfolios survived. Since both sets of companies operated in a similar environment, but one failed and the other survived, the argument that decision making was a crucial factor in understanding the boom-bust property cycle is strengthened.
The understanding of change in the activity patterns and in the structure of the built environment is elucidated by the study of decision processes. Insights into decision making and business cycles create a new awareness of the development process.<br>Arts, Faculty of<br>Geography, Department of<br>Graduate
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Manrique, de Lara Bordoy Maria. "Development of an integrated model of vibrating element fluid-property sensors." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.423318.
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