Growing value organically : sustainable real estate development and long term value creation in rural communities on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii

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Karau, Gordon G., 1978-
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development.
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Dennis Frenchman.
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Abstract
The topics explored in this thesis are first how the value inherent in agriculturally zoned land can be used to support the development of an organic farm and sustainable living demonstration center; and second, whether or not the existence of an organic farm can be considered a high value residential amenity-can access to fresh food, a strong local community, and a lush, bountiful, chemical free environment support 15-20% average yearly growth in real estate values? Or more succinctly, is it possible to 'grow' real estate values organically?
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Thesis (S.M. in Real Estate Development)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in Conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, 2012.
 
Many illustrations and maps printed landscape. Cataloged from department-submitted PDF version of thesis. This electronic version was submitted and approved by the author's academic department as part of an electronic thesis pilot project. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108).
 
Date issued
2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77124
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development.
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