Compulsory property acquisition for urban densification

Abstract

This is a welcome addition to the Routledge Complex Real Property Rights Series, edited by the eminent Professor Spike Boydell, comprising eleven chapters focusing on different parts of the world with introductory and concluding chapters by Glen Searle. As urban populations continue to increase and require housing, the need for greater density of existing land and property development rises and the pressure on governments to over-ride individual property rights for the common good becomes greater. It is timely, therefore, that the book addresses the following overarching questions through the lens of countries ranging from the US, through Europe to South East Asia and China with each chapter written by a recognised academic authority: