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Energy efficiency impacts of upgrading informal settlements in developing countries: an exploration of urban areas in India (RICS)
Published October 2009
This report, by the University of Ulster, assesses the energy efficiency implications of upgrading informal settlements, using the city of Sonipat in India as a case study. -
Green infrastructure in urban areas (ARCHIVED)
This document has been archived and is available on isurv for information purposes only.
The purpose of this information paper is to provide RICS members with background information on the issues surrounding the delivery and promotion of green infrastructure.
The paper provides an overview of what green infrastructure is, the functions it can support, and refers to the various scales across which it can be provided. -
Water scarcity and land use planning (RICS)
Published July 2011
This report has a focus on land use planning, but it also provides a context on the competing demands on water resources in order to understand the relative impact land use development has on water demand when compared to other uses, particularly agricultural production. -
Transport accessibility and land value: a case study of Tyne and Wear (RICS)
Published June 2007
This study is concerned with the relationship between transport accessibility and increases in land value, motivated by a desire to inform the land value capture debate. Focusing on residential land, here land value is examined through the form of house prices, using the Tyne and Wear Region of the UK as a case study. -
Farm stocktaking valuations
Published December 2016
Effective from December 2016
Reissued January 2023
Farm stocktaking valuations are required to assess the closing stock value, and thereby the proper profits or losses of a farming business, for inclusion in financial statements.
The aim of this professional standard is to assist professionals providing farm stocktaking valuations to correctly confirm instructions and prepare reports to clients that are Red Book-compliant, so as to ensure the highest standards of professionalism and clarity.
This document was reissued in January 2023 as a professional standard. It had previously been published in December 2016 as a guidance note. No material changes have been made to the document. -
Land leverage dynamics in property markets (RICS)
Published June 2012
This report provides an understanding of the importance and influence of land leverage on a number of property issues and policies. -
Making more brownfield land available for housing (RICS)
Published March 2015
Using Nottingham as a case study, the research looks at the barriers to housing development on brownfield land.