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Sustainable development is not possible without growth in real estate that provides facilities for all human activities while improving the public spaces in our cities and towns. Current developer-professionals require interdisciplinary information and a level of qualification that can assure the stability of developed products, economic effectiveness and quality. The authors of this textbook on the sustainable development of real estate want to prompt creativity in developers and form public responsibility by sharing their accumulated know-how, the results of scientific studies and their practical insights with readers. Furthermore they seek to encourage a multi-level history on the evolvement of cities, aesthetics of public spaces and the continuance of values relevant to natural and cultural heritage, culture and traditions. A great deal has been written on the different elements involved in the process of real estate development in a variety of literary sources. This book provides integrated information along with practical examples that assist in assuring. Although economic crises are unavoidable, the opinion here is that effective management of real estate projects makes it possible to lessen losses. This textbook consists of five parts and nineteen chapters, which are described below. Book available in Lithuanian, Russian and English languages.

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Explaining how finances drive each decision in the real estate development process, this helpful industry guide recognizes the complexities and significant risks of each project and illustrates how to reconcile conflicting elements to ultimately achieve success. A 36-year real estate development veteran, author Charles Long shares the practical information and personal insights that he has gained over the course of his career, and weaves relevant real world examples into the text, helping to clarify the principles necessary to effectively manage a project in today’s financial landscape. Ideal both for those starting out in real estate development and experienced professionals who want to learn the theory behind the practice, this book offers a different perspective on making the monetary decisions that are involved in property development projects.

YIT then and now. Described rising from a small company to a large construction company, its growth and internationalisation.

The first book on tech and real estate. The evolution of technology is turning it from the unusual to ubiquitous, FinTech, FoodTech, MedTech… In this revolution, real estate, the biggest sector of global economy, seems to stand still. It is about to change. On the one hand, proven technologies (Big Data, Augmented/Virtual Reality, Blockchain, Artificial Inteligence, 3D Printing, IoT, drones, robots…) are maturing. On the other hand, real estate becomes a service like any other for the new generations. This revolution will bring down prices and improve quality. More than 150 startups which will change the trades of developers, brokers, realtors, asset manager, REITs and facility manager are listed. Proptech, Real Estech, Construction Tech, including the top 100 Real Estate startups.

The ULI Guide to the Business. This basic primer covers the nuts and bolts of developing all types of real estate, including multifamily, office, retail, and industrial projects. Thoroughly updated, this new edition includes numerous case studies of actual projects as well as small-scale examples that are ideal for anyone new to real estate development.

This comprehensive book covers each stage of the real estate development process, explaining the basics of idea conception, feasibility, planning, financing, market analysis, contract negotiation, construction, marketing, and asset management. Widely used by professionals and in universities, this book should be on the shelf of anyone involved in architecture, planning, development, investment, or related fields.

Assessing the Performance and Practice of Urban Environments. Sustainable Cities is about the challenges faced by our urban environments and how these can be met. Examining the built environment at three levels of observation – individual buildings, urban neighbourhoods, and entire cities and towns, the first part of the book reveals the scale of the task. The second part of the book offer a critical assessment of the techniques used to assess urban development, including the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, ecological footprint analysis, and the measurement of urban biodiversity, where different approaches can yield significantly different results. It concludes with an alternative approach to greenhouse gases, making the case for them to be seen as a resource rather than as a liability. In the final part, case studies of best practice are presented. With contributions from a range of leading international specialists, Sustainable Cities will be essential reading for academics and professionals in urban and municipal planning, environmental policy and planning, architecture, urban geography, climate change, energy resources and environmental science and technology.

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world’s most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice: sustainable development. Sachs offers readers, students, activists, environmentalists, and policy makers the tools, metrics, and practical pathways they need to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Far more than a rhetorical exercise, this book is designed to inform, inspire, and spur action. Based on Sachs’s twelve years as director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, his thirteen years advising the United Nations secretary-general on the Millennium Development Goals, and his recent presentation of these ideas in a popular online course, The Age of Sustainable Development is a landmark publication and clarion call for all who care about our planet and global justice.

The book itself shows a very useful way to study and analyze Boston, Los Angeles and Jersey City and their dynamics. There is an anthropomorphism of the point of view. Whereas in older trends we can find the urban space analysis from the building, the square, the textures and the space itself, in “The Image of The City” the analysis is from the human perception of the it.

Full of writing, reports, and recommendations, The Monocle Guide to Better living is original, informative, entertaining, and comprehensive. This is not a book about glitz but rather an upbeat survey of products and ideas built to treasure and last. Monocle is one of the most successful magazines to be developed in the past decade. Armed with an unmistakable sense of aesthetics and journalistic tenacity, its team ― led by editor-in-chief tyler Brûlé ―has created an intelligent publication that continually inspires a global readership who are interested in everything from diplomacy to design. For its first-ever book, the editorial team looks at one of their core themes: how to live well. The result is The Monocle Guide to Better living, an original, informative, and entertaining collection of writing, reports, and recommendations. This is not a book about glitz but rather an upbeat survey of products and ideas meant to be treasured and last. Structured into chapters on the city, culture, travel, food, and work, the book also provides answers to some key questions. Which cities offer the best quality of life? How do you build a good school? How do you run a city? Who makes the best coffee? And how do you start your own inspirational business? The Monocle Guide to Better living works as a guide but also includes 10 essays that explore what makes a great city, why craft is desirable, how to run your own hotel, and why culture is good for you. This is not a book about fashion or the next big thing. It’s a book about finding enduring values ―from a career you want to keep to furniture that will last a lifetime. It’s a book designed to stay relevant, loved, and used. An indispensible guidebook to contemporary life, The Monocle Guide to Better living embodies everything that makes the magazine such a success: easy style and journalistic substance.

How do we make better cities – places that work for people of all ages and backgrounds? How do we make cities that provide the obvious essentials – great transport, good places to work – as well as the softer elements that truly deliver quality of life, from urban swimming pools to rooftop clubs? Since its launch in 2007, Monocle has been passionate about making better places to live. Every year it publishes a Quality of Life Survey, which names the top 25 cities to call home. In addition, across the issues, it has interviewed the best mayors, looked at the metropolises putting pedestrians first and met the people creating the best parks, both pocket and grand. Discover how you too can have a High Line, create the most covetable housing or turn a dirty river into a summer asset. Packed with great images and intriguing reports, this is a book that takes the urbanism debate away from city hall and explains what’s needed in ways that will inspire us all.

Hotels are to be experienced. For the most recent volume in the Monocle Guide series, the editors delve into hotels, hoteliers, and the patrons hoping to make the most of their visit. The manual starts off with the Monocle 100: a list of places that have been earmarked by editors over the years they have spent exploring the world. However do not expect five-star finery, but charming and quirky accommodations. From there, the book explores how hotels are honing the craft of making every guest’s stay an experience. Industry insiders share practical tips on how to run a hotel. These insights are invaluable, as they come from leaders in the field who have been in the business for years. Hospitality is an art—The Monocle Guide to Hotels, Inns and Hideaways offers a lesson in making a masterpiece.

Robert Moses and the Fall of New York The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro is ‘simply one of the best non-fiction books in English of the last forty years’ (Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times): a riveting and timeless account of power, politics and the city of New York by ‘the greatest political biographer of our times’ (Sunday Times); chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time and by the Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize; a Sunday Times Bestseller; ‘An outright masterpiece’ (Evening Standard) The Power Broker tells the story of Robert Moses, the single most powerful man in New York for almost half a century and the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever once being elected to office, he created for himself a position of supreme and untouchable authority, allowing him to utterly reshape the city of New York, turning it into the city we know today, while at the same time blighting the lives of millions and remaining accountable to no one. First published in the USA in 1974, this monumental classic was a Sunday Times bestseller when published in the UK in 2015 and is now widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest books of its kind.

How to create the world’s new urban future. With the majority of the world’s population shifting to urban centres, urban planning—the practice of land-use and transportation planning to help shape cities structurally, economically, and socially—has become an increasingly vital profession. In Urban Planning For Dummies, readers will get a practical overview of this fascinating field, including studying community demographics, determining the best uses for land, planning economic and transportation development, and implementing plans. Following an introductory course on urban planning, this book is key reading for any urban planning student or anyone involved in urban development. With new studies conclusively demonstrating the dramatic impact of urban design on public psychological and physical health, the impact of the urban planner on a community is immense. And with a wide range of positions for urban planners in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors—including law firms, utility companies, and real estate development firms—having a fundamental understanding of urban planning is key to anyone even considering entry into this field. This book provides a useful introduction and lays the groundwork for serious study. Helps readers understand the essentials of this complex profession Written by a certified practicing urban planner, with extensive practical and community-outreach experience For anyone interested in being in the vanguard of building, designing, and shaping tomorrow’s sustainable city, Urban Planning For Dummies offers an informative, entirely accessible introduction on learning how.