Over the years China has made tremendous success in using its land resources and the property market to promote production and economic growth. In 2002 China became the largest destination for foreign direct investment, most of which was in manufacturing. Coupled with huge domestic investment in...

Budapest has undergone major physical change and transformation since the 1980s. Much of this change has been as a result of international investment and development of new commercial, retail and out of town shopping centres. This paper considers the extent to which Budapest has changed during...

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This paper examines the urban development process in post-socialist cities of Budapest, Prague and Warsaw in the context of economic globalisation and societal transformation. Several factors have helped to shape the post-socialist cities of central Europe since the end of the 1980s. These...

The property-led urban development model, conceptualised by Cao and Keivani (2007), has been a paramount impetus for Chinaís robust prosperity over the past 30 years. Nevertheless, the defects of such model are inclined to swell. Problems in environmental, social and economic arenas have...

World Bank policy plays a significant role in shaping international housing and urban policy including that of UNCHS, development arms of western governments and international consultants (Keivani and Werna, 2001a and Baken and van der Lindern, 1993). In addition while the degree to which...

This essay examines the impact of globalization on land peripheral to large cities of the south. It identifies such land as providing major arenas for contested claims between the requirements of international firms and those of local inhabitants and businesses, entailing both threats and...

In its quest for development, Zambia is pursuing a land policy that facilitates privatization of customary land. This article investigates the effects of privatization in terms of how it shapes people's behaviour and perception of private tenure and related tenure dynamics. Findings have shown...

Purpose – The relationship between sustainable development and private finance initiative (PFI) procurement systems is clarified, and the current debate on the effectiveness of PFI in the UK and the benefits of PFI to deliver sustainable construction is reviewed. The study develops a...