Land Development and Design - Softcover

Syms, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0632064846 ISBN 13: 9780632064847

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Synopsis

This new textbook for students and practitioners of surveying and town planning, as well as other built environment professionals with an interest in the processes of property development, provides a modern view of site assembly, town planning policies and development risk, environment issues, masterplanning and design. The principal focus of the book is on the reuse of urban land, including treatment options, and regeneration of the built environment, whilst not ignoring greenfield development.

The book is divided into four parts:

(1) the development process and planning policies

(2) site assessment, risk analysis and remediation of contaminated land

(3) feasibility studies and financial appraisals

(4) design issues

‘Paul Syms has written to fill the gap [between developers and public planners], and is to be congratulated on doing so .... It will immediately and justifiably become a standard text for every student and professional who wants to understand the land development process and its outcomes.’ – Professor Sir Peter Hall, Director of the Institute of Community Studies

About this title

From the Back Cover

This book looks at the reuse of urban land and buildings, including the economic, social and cultural issues. After an introduction describing the process of redevelopment and the legislative framework, the book is divided into three sections: land (site assembly, investigation, risk assessment and site preparation); development (feasibility studies, the planning and regulatory process, finance, tendering and construction); and design (important land use design issues and several case studies).

About the Author

Paul Syms is an Honorary Professor in the Department of Planning and Landscape at the University of Manchester and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. A Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor by profession he was, between 2004 and 2008, Director of National Brownfield Strategy and National Brownfield Advisor to English Partnerships and the Department for Communities and Local Government (formerly Office of the Deputy Prime Minister). Prior to this he was Professor of Urban Land Use at Sheffield Hallam University.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0632064846
• ISBN 13: 9780632064847
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360