Urban Land Economics and Public Policy (Building and Surveying Series)

by Paul N. Balchin (Author), Gregory H. Bull (Contributor), Jeffrey L. Kieve (Contributor)

• New

  Illustrated
  1995

  $83.24

  This revised and reset fifth edition generally follows the structure of the previous edition, although some of the material of the earlier chapters has been rearranged, in addition to being extended and updated. A new feature of this edition is the allocation of a complete chapter to examining the problems of urban decline and renewal. Here the economic and social problems are discussed within the framework of current issues in urban policy, local government and planning. There are also extended sections on the economics of the development process and rehabilitation, an extended review of global environmental problems and their implications for the built environment, a review of long-term trends in the construction industry, an appraisal of cyclical factors and updated statistical and legislative material. The study should appeal as a basic textbook for undergraduate students of estate management, land economics, building surveying and quantity surveying. It is also suitable for students taking degree or equivalent courses in urban economics, urban geography or town planning and it should be relevant to those preparing for RICS and RTPI examinations.

• Used

  Paperback
  1988

  $7.25

  As a reflection of the change in the UK's economic strategy in recent years, this revised edition considers public policy in greater depth than previously with the inclusion of a chapter on welfare economics, analysis of trends in development and location and the effects of market changes. There are also chapters dealing with planning policies in relation to inner city regeneration, critical consideration of housing policy, and an examination of the economics of the construction industry and its performance during the 1980s. Paul Balchin is also author of Housing Improvement and Social Inequality , and Housing Policy and Housing Needs . Jeffrey Kieve is author of Electric Telegraph: An Ecnomic and Social History . Gregory Bull is co-author of Regional and Urban Economics with Paul Balchin.