What are the incentives for property investors and developers to address sustainability and, in your opinion, which interventions are likely to be the most effective?
Basic readings:
1. Lorenz, D. and Lutzkendorf, T. (2011) Capturing sustainability-related information for property valuation, Building Research & Information, 39(3), 256-273.
2. P Kimmet, 2009, Comparing “Socially responsible” and “sustainable” commercial property investment, Journal of Property Investment & Finance, Vol. 27 (5), pp. 470-480. 2
3. Barthorpe, S. 2010, Implementing corporate social responsibility in the UK construction industry’. Property Management, 28(1), pp.4-17.
4. Mcallister, P. (2013) “Handle with care: how useful is the research on green building prices?, in I and A Ruby and N. Janson (eds.) The Economy of Sustainable Construction Berlin: Ruby Press, pp 338-347.
More broader reading and research are required and the structure should be the same with below:
- Title page
- Table of Content
- Introduction
- Body
1. Answer what are the incentives ….
2. Which are the most effective….(should be justified by examples or literature research)
Conclusion ( conclusions and recommendations or predictions) .
References list:
Total word count is 2500 and excludes references.