Urban planning and compensation
The balance between private property rights and the public interest is one of the most fundamental roles and challenges of urban planning. Whilst urban expansion continues to expand the rural fringes, strategic planning is often constrained by the strengths of the economic marketplace and the assumed rights / expectations of the landowners. We identify urban planning as the management of complex real property rights.
In addition to doctoral research on The Public Interest, APCCRPR researchers are involved in property rights and valuation aspects of the statutory taking of land. In the context of the epistemology of value in Just Terms Compensation, APCCRPR research highlights the ‘double jeopardy’ associated with the complexity of establishing before and after values. Our research and consultancy on the statutory taking of land / compensation complements our work on native title and property rights in water. From a sustainable perspective, APCCRPR is a key player in the Integrating Urban Models initiative in conjunction with the Institute for Sustainable Futures.
Internationally the APCCRPR is represented on the International Academic Forum for Planning Law and Property Rights. Like the APCCRPR, the International Academic Forum for Planning Law and Property Rights brings together like minded individuals who are keen to work together like minded individuals to collaborate on best practice for planning and development.
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