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The membership section is for paid members ($10USD per year) Sign up to access many advance unpublished beta versions of my posts. It is my intention to inform and develop knowledge in the field of economics, geography and planning with particular attention to property and housing around the world. Content is for a general audience as well as practitioners in industry and policy. I am sure you will find all the information interesting in the pursuit of developing knowledge. Your membership helps to keep this site going. Thank you!

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How do we do international research?: Some Methods

Posted on Jan 10, 2021January 10, 2021

In this post, we focus on the importance of methods and concepts to aid new ideas and discussion. Natural sciences often place emphasis on positivist

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Posted on Dec 12, 2020January 5, 2021 By Graham

The Economics of Water – Cost, Price and Value of a ‘Free’ Natural Resource

[1500 Words; 10 Minute Read] This article looks at ‘environmental resource’ issues in connection with water. We look at ‘externalities’ as the third-party costs and

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Posted on Dec 9, 2020December 10, 2020 By Graham

The Open Economy and Sustainable Cities

[100 Words; 10 Minute Read] In addition to the more localised economic mechanisms that operate in urban areas, the wider open economy will shape how

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Posted on Dec 9, 2020December 9, 2020 By Graham

Financing Affordable Housing Development – Mechanisms that are Weighted and Blended

[1000 Words; 10 Minute Read] This post looks at what “Weighted-Blended” Finance Mechanisms are the most appropriate framing to consider the financing of affordable housing

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Posted on Dec 7, 2020December 8, 2020 By Graham

Socially Responsible Property Investment (SRPI) – Practice, Priorities and Behaviours

[2000 Words; 20 Minute Read] In examining the effectiveness of the investment practice known as ‘Socially Responsible Property Investment’ (SRPI), funds and developers make special

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Posted on Dec 7, 2020December 7, 2020 By Graham

The Problem with an Economic Valuation of the Environment

[1500 Words; 10 Minute Read] The valuation of external costs and benefits will be difficult but necessary if the full cost or benefit to society

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Posted on Dec 5, 2020December 5, 2020 By Graham

The Economics of Choice and Opportunity Cost in Development

[2000 Words; 15 Minute Read] Choice is an important element in economic thinking if there are scarce resources and infinite wants. Urban areas that are

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Posted on Dec 4, 2020December 9, 2020 By Graham

Case study research – using case studies by geography

[800 Words; 5 Minute Read] Research methodology often incorporates case studies, and it is important to outline case study epistemological merits and limitations. Firstly, the

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Posted on Nov 29, 2020December 7, 2020 By Graham

Project Feasibility Given the Time Value of Money: Discounting and Net Present Value

Time and Discounting [2500 Words; 20 Minute Read] For major project feasibility and decision making, if cost and benefit items have been identified and valued,

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Posted on Nov 28, 2020December 9, 2020 By Graham

Financing affordable housing development – What types are there?

[3500 Words; 20 Minute Read] It is important to improve understanding of how cities can be better financed to meet affordable housing challenges over the

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Posted on Nov 28, 2020November 28, 2020 By Graham

Public Private Partnerships (PPP) – A win-win situation?

[1000 Words; 5 Minute Read] A Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a public service or private business venture that is funded and operated through a

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Posted on Nov 25, 2020November 28, 2020 By Graham

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) – Paying for Public Goods with Private Money

[2000 Words; 10 minute Read] The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is defined as a form of procurement to encourage private investment in public sector projects.

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Posted on Nov 23, 2020November 23, 2020 By Graham

Housing Affordability and Tenure Change – Generation Rent

[500 Words; 2 Minute Read] Housing affordability as a rental tenure issue has become an increasingly debated area. Particularly as Haffner and Boumeester (2010) argue

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Posted on Nov 16, 2020November 16, 2020 By Graham

The Built and Natural Environment According to Economists – The Early Years.

[3100 Words; Reading Time 24 Mins] Ideas, concepts and theories are developed from intellectual thoughts that are of importance when studying urban and environmental economics.

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Posted on Nov 15, 2020November 15, 2020 By Graham

How do we finance cities of the future? A podcast [36 mins] with Prof. Marsh and Prof. Squires

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Posted on Nov 14, 2020November 15, 2020 By Graham

Policy Transfer: Why do we see the same ideas and practice around the world? – 5 Key Aspects

[1300 Words; 10 Minute Read]. The post explores what is involved and could be considered when transferring policy from one context to another. At the

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Posted on Nov 11, 2020December 8, 2020 By Graham

Socially Responsible Property Investment (SRPI) – An Introduction

[1500 Words; 20 Minute Read] This article introduces an understanding of the use of Socially Responsible Property Investment (SRPI) in urban development.  Urban development and

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Posted on Nov 10, 2020December 9, 2020 By Graham

Financing urban development

[5,000 Words; 30 Minute Read] The use of bonded financial mechanisms such as Tax Increment Financing (TIF) can lever renewal within a wider policy framework.

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Posted on Oct 26, 2020November 28, 2020 By Graham

A PhD on Housing Markets and Regeneration. 10+ years on with Download

Time flies when you are an academic. 10+ years ago I completed a PhD from the University of Manchester (UK), that predominantly focused on exploring

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