Urban planning and the housing market : international perspectives for policy and practice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gurran, Nicole (Author), Bramley, Glen (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors ; Author Bios and Previous Books; Chapters 6 & 7; Other Books by These Authors; List of Boxes and Figures ; List of Tables ; List of Illustrations; List of Maps ; 1: Introduction: The Twenty-First Century Urban Housing Agenda; 'My Dream Home' Versus the 'Property Ladder'; 'Permission Impossible': The 'Planners Are Coming'; Scope of This Book; Debates About Urban Planning and the Housing Market; Comparative Housing and Urban Studies; Overview and Structure; Part I: Planning and the Housing Market
  • 2: Urban Governance, Policy, Planning and Housing Evolution of Urban Planning and the Regulation of Housing Development; The Sustainability Paradigm; Sustainable Planning Versus Economic Development; Elements of the Planning System, and Implications for Housing; Legal Source of Power Underpinning the Land Use Planning System; The Need for Permission to Carry Out Change in the Built or Natural Environment; The Balance Between Constraints and Incentives: Control and Discretion; Public Consultation; Financing Local Infrastructure and Services; The Planning Process
  • Land Allocation/Plan Making Development Control and Enforcement; Comparing Urban Planning Systems; Conclusion; 3: The Housing System; Key Features of the Housing System; Social Significance of Housing; Economic Significance of Housing; Housing Production and Consumption; Housing Market Instability; Geographical Unevenness; Market Failure; Competitive Markets and Market Efficiency; Market Failures and Remedies in Housing; Comparison of Housing Systems and Policies; Challenges Facing Housing Systems; Inequality; Demographics; Environment, Climate and Urban Living
  • Key Challenges and Concepts in Comparative Studies Welfare Regimes; Convergence or Path Dependence?; Housing in Developing and Rapidly Urbanising Countries; Comparative Profiles; Conclusion; 4: Relationships Between Planning and the Housing Market; Overview; Evolution of Research on the Effects of Planning Regulation on the Housing Market; The Land and Housing Market Without Planning; Urban Land Values; Property Rights; Property Rights, Development Rights and Developer Behaviour; Putting Planning Regulation in Perspective; Planning and the Costs of Housing Production
  • Establishing and Quantifying the Impact of Planning Measuring Constraint: Land Use Zoning, Urban Containment and Restrictive Development Controls; 'NIMBYISM' and Home Owners; Discretion, Uncertainty and Time; Estimating Costs; Housing Supply and House Prices; 'Good Planning' and Demand; Infrastructure and Related Urban Policy Interventions; Conclusion: Unresolved Debates About the Impacts of Planning on Housing Supply and Affordability; Part II: International Perspectives on Planning, Housing Supply and Affordability; 5: Planning, Housing Supply and Affordable Provision in Britain