Conference papers
RICS hosts the annual COBRA conference, a key event for presenting and discussing the latest industry research.
The latest conference papers from COBRA are available below. All papers were subject to review at both the abstract and full paper stage, to ensure relevance, rigour and topicality.
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Planning & development
Conference paper 20 Sep 2016
This paper summarises a literature review which examines narratives around sustainable development, urban design and neighbourhood masterplanning.
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Land use
Conference paper 20 Sep 2016
This paper, based on literature evaluation, interrogates LVC in the context of Ghana’s land administration regime with a view to assess its plausibility as urban infrastructure financing tool.
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Planning & development
Conference paper 20 Sep 2016
This paper seeks to investigate the feasibility of in-situ bottom-up upgrade as an incremental strategy for upgrading informal settlements in the context of a resilient city development.
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Planning & development
Conference paper 20 Sep 2016
This paper aims to assess integrated sustainability contributions of a rooftop garden in an institutional setting.
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Conservation & restoration
Conference paper 20 Sep 2016
This paper concerns the application of cutting edge digital recording techniques within the context of heritage-led urban regeneration.
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Planning & development
Conference paper 20 Sep 2016
This paper tries through its interdisciplinary approach to address public domain issues both from an urban and a legal perspective.
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Quantity surveying & construction
Conference paper 20 Sep 2016
This paper aims to identify and document the numerous issues encountered by project managers from external stakeholders and how they affect construction projects.