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

• Pubblicazione: Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (135 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.33068
• Soggetto topico: Real estate management; Real estate business
• Altri autori: LaiLawrence W. C ChauK. W
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Institutions
• ISBN: 1-280-54753-7; 9786610547531; 1-84544-973-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817725503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Volume 24, Issue 2