Q.What exactly is Alonso’s Urban Land Market theory? A.The original text by Professor William Alonso published in Proceeding of the Regional Science Association, 1960 is extracted here. Ref:Alonso, William. 1960. Read More …
Category: 2.1 Land Econ
Urban Land Use Models
Q. Give a summary of various urban land use models. A. An extract from Jean-Paul Rodrigue (2013) Chapter 6 is verbatim below. 2. Urban Land Use Models The relationships between transportation Read More …
Urban Land Use Theories
Alonso’s Bid Rent Theory
Q.b) Explain the relation of land rent and distance quoted by Alonso and support your explanation with a sketch graph. (10 marks) A. The bid rent theory is a geographical Read More …
Land Market Demand and Supply Q1
Q. a) Explain the relationship of demand and supply factors to the land market. (10 marks) b) Explain the characteristics of land market. (10 marks) (20 marks, 2013 Q1) A. Read More …
Von Thunen & Multiple Nuclei Q2
Q. With the aid of diagrams briefly explain and analyse the following theories: a) Von Thunen concept. (10 marks) b) Multiple Nuclei Theory. (10 marks) (20 marks, 2013 Q2) A. Read More …
Urbanization Issues Q3
Q. a) Explain five (5) major factors that contribute to the rapid urban development. (10 marks) b) Explain five (5) recommended solutions to overcome urbanization problems. (10 marks) (20 marks, Read More …
Factors determining ROI in Property Development Q4
Q. a) Describe and explain THREE (3) differences between Short-term finance and Long-term finance in property development. (10 marks) b) Explain the factors to be considered in determining the return Read More …
Bridging urban and rural areas Q5
Q. Explain four (4) examples of the present strategies that are implemented in the regional development corridors to bridge the gap between urban and rural areas in Malaysia. (20 marks, Read More …
Government Intervention in the Construction Industry Q6
Q. Discuss four (4) significant of government intervention in the construction industry. (20 marks, 2013 Q6) A. This is a common question and usually appears on Q6. Similar questions were Read More …
Transportation and Land Economics Q7
Q.Explain the following: a) Four (4) factors influencing demand for transport. (10 marks) b) Four (4) factors influencing demand and supply of housing. (10 marks) (20 marks, 2013 Q7) A.The Read More …
Government Initiatives in solving housing problems Q8
Q. List down five (5) of the government initiatives towards solving the housing problems in the cities and assess the advantages and disadvantages of these initiatives. (20 marks, 2013 Q8) Read More …
Ricardo’s Theory of Rent
Q. Illustrate Ricardo’s theory of rent and the assumptions. A. Ricardo in his theory states the Law as follows: “That portion of the produce of earth which is paid to Read More …
Investing in Residential v Commercial Properties
Q. What are the benefits of investing in commercial properties versus residential properties? A. Read risk and return of commercial properties versus residential properties here. The following article is extracted Read More …
Cooling Measures to Curb Speculation
Q. Discuss the various measures by government to curb speculation in property market. A. Refer write up on Views on Property Cooling Measures. Over the last 5 years, the government Read More …
GTP (Government Transformation Programme)
Q.Briefly explain the GTP (Government Transformation Programme). A.On 28 Jan 2010, the detailed roadmap of Malaysia Government Transformation Programme (GTP) was unveiled. This GTP roadmap is crucial to catch up Read More …
Open Market v Force Sale
Ricardo’s Theory of Rent Q2
Q.c) Illustrate Ricardo’s theory of rent and the assumptions. (10 marks) (10 marks, 2012 Q2c) A.Ricardo in his theory states the Law as follows: “That portion of the produce of Read More …
Land (real estate) Development Process
Q. In as much detail as possible, explain the land development process in Malaysia. A. Read Planning Structure in Malaysia here. LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN MALAYSIA Looking from the Malaysian Read More …
Land Development Process
Q.In as much detail as possible, explain the land development process in Malaysia. A.LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN MALAYSIA Looking from the Malaysian land administrative perspective, land development in Malaysia simply Read More …