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Socially-Responsible Real Estate Development: Learning to Use Impact Assessment Tools Effectively
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- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
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Syllabus
Week 1: What is socially-responsible real estate development?
Introduction to the concept of socially-responsible real estate development and overview of estimating the social and environmental impacts of real estate development.
Week 2: Environmental Impact Assessments
Focus on the EIA process and its role in socially-responsible real estate development.
Week 3: Social Impact Assessments
Focus on the SIA process and its role in socially-responsible real estate development.
Week 4: Forest City Case Study and Dealing with an Angry Public
Overview and analysis of the ongoing Forest City case study in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Discussion of when to use EIA and SIA, dealing with angry publics, negotiating compensatory agreements, and the role of continuous adaptive management.
Week 5: Conclusion: Creating Shared Benefits
How to create shared benefits, meet stakeholder interests, and integrate the tools and processes you have learned in practice.
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