Drawing from interviews with prominent figures in Europe's real estate development sector, the book shares invaluable insights and lessons from decades of experience. It offers strategies for navigating economic downturns and capitalizing on growth opportunities. Aspiring industry leaders will find guidance for career planning, while seasoned professionals can glean tips and perspectives from top experts, making it a resource for both newcomers and veterans in the field.
Examining what has always been America's largest industry, this helpful handbook analyzes the recent transformation of real estate investment and identifies the leadership attributes necessary for executives and board chairs as they guide their businesses through profound change. Executives and company managers in areas of development, management, and financing of real estate will especially be interested in this informative book.
William Ferguson's classic photographic portrayal of the major pre-Columbian ruins of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras is now available from UNM Press in a completely revised edition. Magnificent aerial and ground photographs give both armchair and actual visitors unparalleled views of fifty-one ancient cities. The restored areas of each site and their interesting and exotic features are shown within each group of ruins. The authors have thoroughly revised the text for this new edition, and they have added over 30 new photographs and illustrations as well as a completely new chapter by Richard E. W. Adams on regional states and empires in ancient Mesoamerica. Over a span of three thousand years between 1500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 great civilizations, including the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Toltec, Zapotec, and Aztec, flourished, waned, and died in Mesoamerica. These indigenous cultures of Mexico and Central America are brought to life in Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities through stunning color photographs. The authors include the most recent research and most widely accepted theoretical perspectives on Mesoamerican civilizations. Ideal for the general reader as well as scholars of Mesoamerica, this volume makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Americas.
