Course Description: The economic, social, and institutional factors affecting land values.

Descriptive Information:

This is a core course in the Estate Planning field of specialization. The course highlights the importance of land as an economic resource. It also deals with the economic, social, and institutional factors affecting land values and how these factors influence the decision to utilize the land.

Course Learning Outcomes

a. Understand the basic concepts, principles, and scope of land economics and the governing planning theories concerning human’s utilization of land resources.

b. Discuss the different factors affecting land values and their relationship in the context of real estate planning.

Explain the dimensions of land economics as input to land resource valuation.

c. Apply the land valuation methods and approaches in preparing real estate plans.

d. Analyze how land investment decisions are made in real estate planning.

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Special Problems in Estate Planning and Development