Course overview
This course aims to provide an introduction and overview of the urban development process. It explores the structure and organisation of the development industry and examines the production of urban development as a process. This exploration includes development feasibility studies including site and market analysis and regulatory and construction aspects. Emphasis is placed on the financial drivers of development and the methods employed to analyse urban development from a financial perspective, including an analysis of cost and value. A fundamental aim of the course is to help planners understand the mindset and technical approaches employed by developers of property so as to enable them to better negotiate desirable outcomes.
- Theory
- Practice
- Project
Course learning outcomes
- Perform a site analysis for an urban development site
- Access and interpret planning information relevant to an urban site
- Draft a quantified outline design for a development
- Carry out a feasibility study of a development site
- Apply appropriate techniques to the analysis of land and property value
- Critically evaluate the development process in relation to an actual site with reference to the developer /planner interface