This groundbreaking book argues convincingly that financial success in real estate development will increasingly require design that is smarter, greener, and more sustainable. It also provides examples of how this can be incorporated into a wide variety of real estate development projects.

Creating Value

Business & Money

Swaback, Vernon D.

Economics

Urban Land Institute

Describes the hottest trends and innovations in design and development: creating a memorable public space, dealing with market realities, partnering with the public/private sectors, planning for development and financial complexity, capturing the benefits of density, sustainability initiatives, connecting to the community, and managing and programming the town center. Packed with color photographs, site plans, and case studies of both new projects and classics that have stood the test of time, this book reveals the inside story of how they were developed and what makes them special, offering vital facts about costs, rents, land uses, and more.

Creating Great Town Centers and Urban Villages

Politics & Social Sciences

Gupta, Prema Katari

Social Sciences

Based on a comprehensive study review by leading urban planning researchers, this investigative document demonstrates how urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating it—by reducing vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.

Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change

Ewing, Reid

Bartholomew, Keith

Winkelman, Steve

Walters, Jerry

Chen, Don

Based on expert forums of practitioners from the public and private sectors, this book describes tools used nationwide to better support compact development, including visioning, planning, and new regulations.

Getting Density Right: Tools for Creating Vibrant Compact Development (Special Report - Urban Land Institute)

Haughey, Richard

Real Estate

The most comprehensive annual forecast available for all types of commercial real estate in Europe, this book is based on interviews with leading real estate authorities and addresses European investment trends, capital markets, markets to watch, and the latest developments in the multifamily, retail, office, industrial, and hotel sectors.

Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2008

Exploring demographic trends and the impact of these trends on real estate markets, this thoroughly-researched volume looks at such issues as demand for workforce housing, the expansion of midsized communities, and the future for master-planned communities in terms of accommodating the growing middle class.

Global Demographics 2008: Shaping Real Estate's Future

Lachman, Leanne

Popular among appraisers, planners, developers, investors, and lenders, this data packed volume provides authoritative, objective income and expense data from almost 1,000 shopping centers in the U.S. and Canada.

Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers®/The SCORE® 2008

Comprehensive data tables slice and dice information on income and expenses for all types, sizes, and ages of shopping centers and their tenants. A useful resource, the book aids government officials in understanding potential tax benefits and helps developers, owners, and investors that seek benchmarks.

Industries

Packed with photos and site plans, this practical how-to-guide for developing resorts—such as hotels, timeshares, and second-home, retirement, and planned communities—provides an inside look at the challenges faced and lessons learned by actual practitioners in the industry.

Resort Development (Development Handbook series)

Schmitz, Adrienne

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Creating Value

Creating Great Town Centers and Urban Villages

Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change

Getting Density Right: Tools for Creating Vibrant Compact Development (Special Report - Urban Land Institute)

Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2008

Global Demographics 2008: Shaping Real Estate's Future

Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers®/The SCORE® 2008

Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers®/The SCORE® 2008

Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers®/The SCORE® 2008

Resort Development (Development Handbook series)