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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450482403321

Titolo

Institutions/culture and sustainable development . Part 1 [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors: professor Lawrence W.C. Lai and professor K.W. Chau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-54753-7

9786610547531

1-84544-973-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Property Management ; ; v.24, no. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

LaiLawrence W. C

ChauK. W

Disciplina

333.33068

Soggetti

Real estate management

Real estate business

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Guest editorial; Private property rights, culture, property management and sustainable development; Property management as property rights governance; Privatising the governance and management of existing urban neighbourhoods; Sustainability: a matter of energy?; Sustainability planning: first, do no harm; The social discount rate on climate change; Designing institutions for irrigation management; Maritime history, sustainable development and resource management; Internet update

Sommario/riassunto

Being part of resource management, the professional arena of property management has made a significant contribution to the paradigm of 'sustainable development' or 'sustainability'. This e-book aims to promote interdisciplinary research on the area of sustainability and property management in terms of institutional arrangements, culture, history and various facets of property management broadly understood as resource planning, management and development. The articles cover three crucial areas: theorising property management as a vehicle for sustainable development; energy use and conservation