Search for dissertations about: "property valuation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words property valuation.

2. 16. Organizational and economic aspects of housing management in deprived areas

   Author : Gunnar Blomé; Hans Lind; Christine Whitehead; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; large housing estates; deprived areas; housing policies; economic valuation and local management organisation models;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of five papers with different objectives. The overall objective is to improve knowledge of effective policies regarding socially deprived large housing estates. All studies deal with the real estate context from a housing company decision-making perspective. READ MORE

4. 17. Performance Metrics for Sustainability Value

   Author : David Sundfors; Hans Lind; Abukar Warsame; Stefan Olander; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Fastigheter och byggande; Real Estate and Construction Management;

   Abstract : The trend that started with Green Building has moved on into Sustainable Building. But how do we know that something is really sustainable? This project started out with the intention to find a small set of performance indicators for commercial buildings, which could be continuously measured and monitored over time, which would give a good indication of the level of sustainability of the building and as such, and be presented as an additional part in a valuation. READ MORE

5. 18. Managing high environmental performance? : Applying life cycle approaches and environmental certification tools in the building and real estate sectors

   Author : Nils W. O. Brown; Tove Malmqvist; Peter Guthrie; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Buildings; operational energy use; life cycle assessment; environmental certification; environmental assessment; renovation; strategy; design process; value creation; embodied environmental impacts; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is  to demonstrate and critically assess life cycle approaches’ and environmental certification (EC) tools’ potential for supporting decisions for improved environmental performance in the building and real estate sectors.Using life cycle approaches, the thesis shows that for new build and renovation cases aiming for low operational energy use that embodied global warming potential (GWP) due to material production can constitute a large portion of a building’s lifetime GWP. READ MORE

6. 19. Land Rights and Expropriation in Ethiopia

   Author : Daniel Weldegebriel Ambaye; Thomas Kalbro; Jaap Zevenbergen; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Land Rights; Expropriation; Compensation;

   Abstract : This study examines and analyses the expropriation laws and practices in Ethiopia. The objective of the thesis is to analyze and describe the land rights and expropriation laws in Ethiopia and to compare them with the practice in order to determine the fairness of compensation. READ MORE

7. 20. Essays on the Namibian Economy

   Author : Michael N. Humavindu; Jesper Stage; Henning Melber; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Namibia; shadow prices; discount rate; semi-input-output; accounting price ratios; financial returns; volatility; hedonic pricing; townships; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four papers exploring various aspects of the Namibian economy. These aspects cover shadow pricing, environmental valuation and capital market development in Namibia. Paper I estimates the shadow prices of capital, labour and foreign exchange for the Namibian economy. READ MORE