Assessment of Sustainable Development of Real Estate Market: Case of Latvia
2018
Linda Kauškale

Defending
07.12.2018. 10:00, Rīga, Kalnciema iela 6, 209. auditorija

Supervisor
Ineta Geipele, Frank Riemenschneider-Greif

Reviewers
Elīna Gaile-Sarkane, Maira Leščevica, Nataļja Bibik

The Doctoral Thesis “Assessment of Sustainable Development of Real Estate Market: Case of Latvia” is the independent scientific research written in the English language. The total volume of the Doctoral Thesis is 143 pages, not including Appendices. The Doctoral Thesis consists of the Introduction, 3 chapters, Conclusions and Recommendations, Bibliography and 21 Appendices. The Thesis contains 39 tables, 55 figures and 7 formulas. 389 information sources listed in the Bibliography have been used during the elaboration of the Doctoral Thesis. Chapter 1 describes the concept of sustainable development of the real estate market, identifies and analyses dimensions of sustainable development of the real estate market, with the main focus on economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development of the real estate market, and its problematic issues. The scientific and practical aspects of the factors, regulations and policies affecting sustainable development of the real estate market are analysed in the chapter. Chapter 2 describes the development of sustainable and green buildings in Latvia. Chapter 2 provides the assessment of development tendencies of green buildings and their influencing factors in Latvia. The author of the Thesis investigates issues regarding environmental preservation, its legal aspects, development of green and sustainable buildings and the assessment of factors affecting their development in Latvia. The system for sustainable processes for real estate transaction entities has also been developed. Chapter 3 provides the developed methodological solution for assessment of sustainable development of the real estate market that comprises an integrated and interdisciplinary approach, and includes assessment of sustainable development of the real estate market in Latvia. Chapter 3 also includes the analysis of development trends of the real estate market, its interrelation with economic development and its assessment in Latvia. The integrated sustainable development of the real estate market implies the developed informative, organisational and methodological aspects for its assessment. In conclusions, the research results are summarised and the recommendations for public and private sectors and other market participants are developed. The developed methodological solution provides an opportunity to make analogical assessment in other coutries countries, to compare different national experiences which that can help to develop solution opportunities for sustainable development of the real estate market.


Keywords
assessment; green buildngs; Latvia, real estate market; sustainable development

Kauškale, Linda. Assessment of Sustainable Development of Real Estate Market: Case of Latvia. PhD Thesis. Rīga: [RTU], 2018. 143 p.

Publication language
English (en)
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