Welcome to the latest additions to our Built Environment collection!
📚 This curated selection supports the academic and research needs of the
🎓 School of Architecture and Planning (SoAP) and School of Construction Economics and Management (CEM).
Explore the newest titles in architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, project management, and sustainable design. Click on each title to check availability, view summaries, or place a hold.
Compulsory Purchase and Compensation by
Compulsory Purchase and Compensation remains the essential guide to this complex and increasingly relevant area of the law. Now in its 12th edition, no other book presents the same level of information on the law relating to compulsory purchase and compensation in England and Wales in such an accessible way. The book is also especially suited to those coming to this complex subject without a specific background in the law and is ideal reading for those students taking planning and built environment modules. Surveyors in particular will find this book invaluable. Whilst this new edition picks up the very many decisions of the Upper Tribunal and the higher courts since the 11th edition, the principal piece of new legislation is the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. One of the controversial provisions in the 2023 Act is the power to include in a compulsory purchase order a direction, the effect of which is that in relation to certain limited purposes, compensation shall be assessed on the basis that no planning permission would be granted for development on the relevant land; in effect, no hope value and only existing use values would be paid.
Rating Valuation by
Rating Valuation: Principles and Practice has long been the standard go-to guide for both students studying rating valuation and practitioners needing a comprehensive reference book covering rating law, valuation and, importantly, practice. This fifth edition brings the reader up to date with the changes for the 2023 Rating Revaluation and developments in case law, as well as highlighting the differences between the law in England and Wales. A comprehensive chapter covers rates in Northern Ireland. Starting with the basics, the book goes on to provide more in-depth detail for advanced readers, using clear, accessible and engaging analysis and example valuations throughout to break down what many see as a complex subject. Whether you are studying to pass your APC, or just want an overview of the changes following the latest revaluation, Rating Valuation: Principles and Practice will give you all you need to understand rating valuation.
Farm valuations in practice by
Contents Background to farm valuations -- What influences farmland values? -- Valuation methodology for farmland -- Grazing and natural veld -- Permanently established pastures (PEP) -- The valuation of game farms/wildlife farms -- Cultivated land, why values differ -- Irrigation must be lawful -- How to value irrigation on a farm -- Permanent crops, what is important -- Citrus -- Deciduous fruit -- Nuts -- Subtropical fruit -- Sugar cane -- Vineyards -- Other permanent crops -- Afforestation (planted plantations) -- Biological assests -- Valuation methodology for improvements -- Class A improvements (farm buildings) -- Specialised improvements (class S) -- Specialised farming types: animals -- Specialised farming types: plants -- Compiling the report: critical issues -- Outlay of the valuation report -- Technological aids -- Information sources -- The valuer and ethics -- Conclusion.
Summary "This book is not meant to be a theoretical document, but rather to be a handbook for the farm valuer. It is a source of information when doing farm evaluations, especially if the valuer is not an expert in that field. The experienced valuer, however, can also use it as a checklist to ensure that all aspects have been considered and treated correctly." --Preface.
Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics by
In many rapidly urbanizing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, local politics undermines the effectiveness of urban planning. Politicians have incentives to ignore formal urban plans and sideline planners, and instead provide urban land and services through informal channels in order to cultivate political constituencies (a form of what political scientists refer to as "clientelism"). This results in inequitable and environmentally damaging patterns of urban growth in some of the largest and most rapidly urbanizing countries in the world. The technocratic planning solutions often advocated by governments and international development organizations are not enough. To overcome this problem, urban planners must understand and adapt to the complex politics of urban informality. In this book, Chandan Deuskar explores how politicians in developing democracies provide urban land and services to the urban poor in exchange for their political support, demonstrates how this impacts urban growth, and suggests innovative and practical ways in which urban planners can try to be more effective in this challenging political context. He draws on literature from multiple disciplines (urban planning, political science, sociology, anthropology, and others), statistical analysis of global data on urbanization, and an in-depth case study of urban Ghana. Urban planners and international development experts working in the Global South, as well as researchers, educators, and students of global urbanization will find Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics informative and thought-provoking.
Alexandra : a backstory by
"Alexandra: A Backstory is a powerful graphic novel that uncovers the hidden history of Alexandra Township, a vibrant and resilient community nestled in Johannesburg. Through stunning visuals and poignant storytelling, this book reveals the complex web of cultures, lifestyles and socioeconomic realities that define Alex. By amplifying the voices of its people and exploring the remnants of colonialism and apartheid, Alexandra: A Backstory sheds light on the enduring legacy of resistance and endurance that shapes this remarkable community." --Provided by publisher.