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Urban Development and Sustainability (Pathways to Property): A Debate led by Joe Doak, Associate Professor of Urban Planning & Development, and Colleagues, Henley Business School
6th February 2015 @ 11:15 - 12:30
Background
Property development and land management often generate conflicts between different interests. New housing development can take farmland, generate traffic, affect the amenity of local residents but also provide much-needed homes. Wind-farms in the open countryside can impact on landscape quality, affect wildlife, create noise but also help reduce our carbon footprint. Both forms of development can create profit for landowners and developers, but might also offer other benefits to local communities and other interests. The mediation and resolution of these conflicting objectives and interests is an important part of the work undertaken by surveyors and planners in their daily practice. An understanding of the views and needs of different interests is now a necessary part of the education of surveyors/planners, as are the negotiation skills required to effectively mediate these conflicts of interest.
Summary of Session: The Inter-School Debate
This exercise involves preparation for a debate about proposed housing development on the edge of the imaginary town of ‘Refborough’.
Two weeks before the session, each school will be allocated to an interest group. There will be four interest groups. As a school team you need to decide if you are for or against the proposed development and will need to work together in your allocated interest groups to prepare your objectives, strategy and tactics in preparation for an inter-school debate which will take place online via Virtually University. During the debate each school (interest group) will give a presentation of no more than 10 minutes. This will be followed by a debate.
A panel of judges including Joe Doak, Associate Professor of Urban Planning & Development at University of Reading (chair), Max Shand, Development Director, Exemplar and Rachel Lad, Pathways to Property Project Manager, University of Reading will then ask questions before deciding on a winning team. The winning team will win vouchers for their school.
This debate aims to:
• develop an understanding of the different stakeholders involved in real estate development;
• highlight the need to be aware of and, where appropriate, accommodate the demands of different interests; and
• allow participants to develop an approach for effective negotiation using a ‘real-life’ example from real estate practice.
Pathways to Property: The session will be delivered as part of Pathways to Property programme, an industry supported initiative at the University of Reading to widen access to the property profession and Real Estate & Planning courses at the University of Reading. The programme includes a range of aspiration raising activities, including a free Summer School taking place on 27-30th July 2015, aimed at Year 12 students (16-17 year olds) in targeted state schools and colleges across the UK. For further information please visit www.reading.ac.uk/pathways-to-property
Session Leader Biography: Joe Doak
Suitable for: Year 12s studying Geography, Business, Economics, Planning and Development, Sustainability st
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Preparation/Pre-reading: A number of hand-outs and briefing documents will be provided in advance to assist you to prepare for the online debate but quite a bit of group discussion will be needed in order to decide on the approach that should be taken to secure a ‘win-win’ outcome in line with your team’s interest.