LandValueScape exists to help reveal
what is going on around us, in terms of changes to property
and land values, so that we are better informed in government,
business and as citizens when we make decisions about ‘place’.
Property values consist of two parts: the land or location
value and that of man-made developments on the site. Like the
natural protrusions on the topographic landscape, the value
of buildings and other structures obscures the underlying landvaluescape.
Unlike the tangible 3D world, it is the land value surface
that changes subtly over time and not (or not so subtly) the
visible roofscape. Almost every decision of public or private
corporations impacts upon land values somewhere.
... through putting ‘V’ (value) where ‘Z’ (height
above sea level) traditionally enables us to visualise landscapes
in a spatial model.
Tony Vickers, founder
of LandValueScape, is a geographer with a background
in construction and military surveying, currently
studying the potential uses of a “Landvaluescape
Visualisation” tool for Britain in postgraduate
research at Kingston University School of Surveying,
London, England. This site takes you into his
world: in local government, mapping, land economics,
property taxation and sustainable development. |
