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... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > sustainable urban development > developer
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > sustainable urban development > developer
social science subjects > economics > applied economics > urban economics > developer
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban economics > developer
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban economics > developer

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developer  

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  • Real estate developers allocate land, capital, material, and labor to the production of the built environment. Their goal is the highest and best use of a site—that is, the use that will yield the maximum return on investment—given various legal and regulatory parameters. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Developer]

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