The Department of Land Economy
The Department of Land Economy is a leading international centre, providing a full programme of taught courses within an intensive, research-oriented environment. It was ranked first amongst universities submitting to the Town and Country Planning Panel in the recent Research Assessment Exercise.
Land Economy, as a subject, considers the role and use of land, real estate and environment within an economy. It applies particularly the disciplines of economics, law and planning for the analysis of the governance of land use, urban areas and interactions with other environmental resources.
The Department addresses contemporary problems as well as more fundamental analysis. This includes both the role of governments in establishing regulatory frameworks within which land and related markets operate and the role of private organisations in owning, managing and developing physical and financial assets within those markets. This combination gives the Department of Land Economy a unique and valuable perspective of critical public and private issues.
The Department currently has over 40 teaching and research staff and approximately 320 students. We have a three year undergraduate course and a postgraduate programme that offers both instructional and research based MPhils, as well as a three-year PhD. Research within the Department falls into one of our two research groups, namely Real Estate and Urban Analysis and Environmental Economy and Policy.
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News & Events
- January 17th, 2012
Report backs government-funded older people's advice service - November 22nd, 2011
New report shows foreign ownership of City of London offices passes 50%. The Who Owns the City?research report. - October 6th, 2011
MPhil Prizewinners 2010-2011 - September 21st, 2011
Undergraduate Prizewinners 2010-2011 - September 8th, 2011
New Economics books by Professor Philip Arestis - August 22nd, 2011
Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research study highlighted in Sunday's Observer identifies consequences of market-pegged social rents for larger families on low incomes - More news...