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Ali Parsa
Prof Ali Parsa
Key Memberships
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Member of School: School of the Built Environment
From June 2010 to present.
Full Member of Research Centre: Centre for Property & Facilities Management (CPFM)
From October 2010 to present.
Profile Summary

Emerging real estate markets, sustainable urban form, environmental impact of land and property development, urban regeneration and city competitiveness, Islamic compliant real estate investment.

Key Qualifications
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1991
PhD International Planning and Construction (from University of Newcastle ).
1985
M.Phil Housing Studies (from University of Newcastle ).
Key Projects
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2010
Dec
Commercial Local Urban District Programme (CLUDs)
EC (Framework), £122,413.29.
Principal Investigator: A Parsa (100%).
Key Publications
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Refereed Journal Articles
2011
Sep
Parsa, A & Nakendo, F & Mccluskey, W J & Page, M 2011, 'Impact of formalisation of property rights in informal settlements: evidence from Dar es Salaam city', Land Use Policy, 28, pp.695-705.abstract
2011
Jan
Parsa, A & Egbu, C 2011, 'Financing low income housing in Nigeria', Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 16(4).abstract
2009
Jan
Parsa, A 2009, 'Shariah Property Investment in Asia', Journal of Real Estate Literature, 17(2/2009), pp.231-248.abstract
Book Sections
2009
Jan
Parsa, A & Mulazadeh, M A 2009 'Housing Finance and Mortgage Markets in The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia', in: Ben-Shahar, D & Leung, C K Y & Ong, S E (eds.), Mortgage Markets Worldwide (, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK.
2009
Jan
Parsa, A & Muwlazadeh, M 2009 'Islamic Finance and Shariah-Compliant Real Estate Investment', in: Newell, G & Sieracki, K (eds.), Global Trends in Real Estate Finance , Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK.
Other Publications
2010
Jul
Parsa, A & Cetindag, B & Morad, M 2010, Cities in transition: emerging urban regeneration and housing policies in Istanbul, with comparative analysis of Budapest , (CONFERENCE PAPER), European Network of Housing Research , Istanbul, Turkey.abstract
Papers in Published Conference Proceedings
2011
Sep
Parsa, A & Wapwera, S & Egbu, C 2011, Abandoned mines, homes for the people: case study of Jos Tin mining region, in: Ruddock, L & Chynoweth, P & Egbu, C & Parsa, A (eds.), 'COBRA 2011', RICS/University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. Conference details: COBRA 2011, 12-13 September 2011, University of Salford. Sponsor - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS.
Key Presence
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Invited Papers and Lectures
2010
Oct
Panelist - Policy Making In Real Estate, Balancing Supply and Demand (Middle East North Africa Real Estate Society 1st Annual Conference , Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 2010).
13:45-15:15 Panel Discussion: Policy Making In Real Estate, Balancing Supply and Demand
Moderated by Dr. Gary W. Eldred.
The Middle East North Africa Real Estate Society | more >>.
2010
May
Contribution of mature real estate markets to urban regeneration - what are the prerequisites? (Keynote speaker at 2nd Annual conference on regeneration and revitalisation of urban distressed areas, Shiraz, Iran, May 2010).

ABSTRACT

Investment in real estate in terms of housing and space provision for commercial, retail, distribution and industry contributes significantly to the overall economy (GDP, employmen... more >>.
2010
Apr
Implications of the global financial crisis for property investment (International Real Estate: Research Symposium (IRERS) 2010-Surviving The Economic Crisis:, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2010).

The global financial crisis has had a major impact on international property markets with a sharper focus on prime income producing properties at the expense of secondary locations and the prospects for capital value uplift.... more >>.

Journal Editorship
2008
Jun
Real Estate and Development Economics Research (Reader) Journal (June 2008).
2007
Apr
Journal of Surveying, Construction and Property (April 2007).

 The Journal of Surveying, Construction & Property (JSCP) publishes quality papers aiming to advance the knowledge of surveying, construction and property. The journal adopts an interdisciplinary, multifunctional appro... more >>.

2007
Apr
Sri Lankan Journal of Real Estate (April 2007).
2002
Apr
Journal of Valuation and Property Services of the National Institute of Valuation (INSPEN), Malaysia (April 2002).