Urban Land Use and Planning

This course provides an understanding of how the urban environment and public policies interacts and how the outcomes of this interaction could affect real estate wealth. In particular, it covers a comprehensive framework on the urban population, mobility, and socioeconomic and environmental factors as well as trendy urban planning issues such as smart cities and big data. The understanding of these topics is vital to effective Real Estate Wealth Management (REWM) insofar as the decision-making in acquisition, asset management or divestment purposes. The learners who have successfully completed this course will be able to provide customised wealth and asset planning adapting to emerging trends in urban environment as well as advisory services and investment strategies reflecting policy changes. Thus, the course will be useful for wealth planners/managers, investment counsellors/advisors, investment analysts, portfolio, fund and asset managers, real estate investment analysts and managers, insurance professionals, real estate developers, real estate agents and advisors.