Mark Deakin is a Senior Lecturer and a Teaching Fellow at the School of the Built Environment, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.

• Contents: Introduction; Property management; Corporate strategies; Financial instruments; Computer-based information systems, property management and the appraisal of land and buildings in the urban environment; Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods; Valuation, investment appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: their impact on the urban environment; Evaluating the development of sustainable communities; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Mark Deakin is a Senior Lecturer and a Teaching Fellow at the School of the Built Environment, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.

• Contents: Introduction; Property management; Corporate strategies; Financial instruments; Computer-based information systems, property management and the appraisal of land and buildings in the urban environment; Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods; Valuation, investment appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: their impact on the urban environment; Evaluating the development of sustainable communities; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Mark Deakin is a Senior Lecturer and a Teaching Fellow at the School of the Built Environment, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.

• Contents: Introduction; Property management; Corporate strategies; Financial instruments; Computer-based information systems, property management and the appraisal of land and buildings in the urban environment; Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods; Valuation, investment appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: their impact on the urban environment; Evaluating the development of sustainable communities; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.