| Module code | EDW 200 |
| Qualification | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Property economics and -finance, welfare and economic efficiency: economic efficiency through the price system. Real property: characteristics and functions of the real property market; pricing of land and resources. Development: the development process; timing and rate of development; finance for development; redevelopment; public sector development; economics of planning controls; the construction industry. Urban land use: land use and land values; pattern of urban land use; growth of urban areas; quality of urban environment; housing; regional policy. The government and land resources: impact of government economic policy on land resources; theory of urban public finance; taxation and land resources; recent developments. |
| Module credits | 12.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | EKN 110/120, EWS 110/120 |
| Contact time | 2 lectures per week |
| Language of tuition | Separate classes for Afrikaans and English |
| Department | Construction Economics |
| Period of presentation | Year |
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