Understanding Land Development

Book excerpt: "Understanding land development shows how to tackle a real life project where there are situations of uncertainty and where there may be multiple solutions to a problem. It demonstrates how to undertake research into a range of issues -- site conditions, market conditions, development finance, sustainability, land use planning and infrastructure -- and shows how to analyze this diverse information to generate a concrete development proposal. The book covers planning skills, including site analysis, financial analysis, spreadsheet preparation, design, plan interpretation, project planning and strategic thinking."--Publisher description.