Land as a Financial Asset: Studies in Theoretical and Real Trends

摘要

The three aims of the thesis are firstly, to develop a new theory of urban land rent, then, to suggest a theoretical framework for analyzing investments in land and property, and finally, to analyze the most recent trends in land-use changes in city centers. The studies included in the thesis and summarized in the introductory essay are as follows: 'The theory of land rent at the crossroads'; 'Misguided rhetoric on rent: a comment on Ball and Clark'; 'Four types of investment in land and property'; 'Land as a financial asset: The theory of urban rent as a mirror of economic tr ansformation'.