The books are inclusive in nature, drawing both upon established techniquesfor real estate market analysis and on those from other academic disciplinesas appropriate. The series embraces a comparative approach, allowing theoryand practice to be put forward and tested for their applicability and relevanceto the understanding of new situations. It does not seek to impose solutions,but rather provides a more effective means by which solutions can be found.It will not make any presumptions as to the importance of real estate markets but will uncover and present, through the clarity of the thinking, thereal significance of the operation of real estate markets.