The Limits of Upzoning
Historic Land Use, Amenity, and Lot-Scale Drivers of Densification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17570487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Gallagher (0000-0001-9243-5121, The University of Queensland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Planning Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0194-4363 • E-ISSN: 1939-0130 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01944363.2025.2604129 |
| OpenAlex | W7126196540 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 59 |
Land use · Urban planning · Forest Management and Policy · Land Rights and Reforms · Urbanization and City Planning
Collaborative Planning
It’s Time to End Single-Family Zoning
Estimating regression models with unknown break‐points
Chapter 20 The structure of urban equilibria
Are Private Markets and Filtering a Viable Source of Low-Income Housing? Estimates from a “Repeat Income” Model
Supply Skepticism Revisited
We Zoned for Density and Got Higher House Prices
Do Industrial Firms Follow Zoning? Changing Firm Location and the Introduction of Metropolitan Zoning
Urban “Blandscapes”
Even Geography of Upzoning
Industrial land in the planning imaginary – the role and place of industry in strategic plans for Melbourne, 1929–2017
Exclusionary Zoning
Upzoning and Single-Family Housing Prices
Shifts Toward the Extremes
A Case of (Decreasing) American Exceptionalism
Evaluating the long-run effects of zoning reform on urban development
Planning control and the politics of soft densification
When plans are used to no effect
Factors influencing vertical urban development at the parcel scale
Framework and form
A Productive Mix? Urban Manufacturing in Planned Industrial Zones and Mixed-Use Districts
Exploring the Impacts of Zoning and Upzoning on Housing Development
Why Are Regulations Changed? A Parcel Analysis of Upzoning in Los Angeles
Zoning and affordability
Rooting out mixed use
How do upzonings impact neighborhood demographic change? Examining the link between land use policy and gentrification in New York City
Influence of lot size and shape on redevelopment projects
Parcel amalgamation as a mechanism for achieving urban consolidation through densification
Dispelling myths
The impact of upzoning on housing construction in Auckland
Making housing affordable? The local effects of relaxing land-use regulation
Housing, urban growth and inequalities
An Economic History of Zoning and a Cure for its Exclusionary Effects
Zoning, density, and rising housing prices
The Effects of High-density Zoning on Multifamily Housing Construction in the Suburbs of Six US Metropolitan Areas
Land-use reforms and housing costs
Compact development and preference heterogeneity in residential location choice behaviour
Planning Context and Urban Intensification Outcomes
Spatio‐Temporal Variation in the Bid–Rent Functions of Long‐Term and Short‐Term Rentals
How path dependent urban morphology restricts the effectiveness of rezoning for urban consolidation
Building to the lowest common denominator
Upzoning Chicago
The Economic Implications of Housing Supply
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |