Planning control and the politics of soft densification

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ID21406250
AuthorsRichard Dunning (0000-0003-0397-679X, Richard Dunning is Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences – Geography and Planning, Roxby Building, Liverpool L69 3BX; Hannah Hickman is Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY; Aidan While is Reader at the University of Sheffield, Urban Studies and Planning, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN), Hannah Hickman (0000-0002-1366-2279, Richard Dunning is Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences – Geography and Planning, Roxby Building, Liverpool L69 3BX; Hannah Hickman is Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY; Aidan While is Reader at the University of Sheffield, Urban Studies and Planning, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN), Aidan While (0000-0002-3468-9489, Richard Dunning is Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences – Geography and Planning, Roxby Building, Liverpool L69 3BX; Hannah Hickman is Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY; Aidan While is Reader at the University of Sheffield, Urban Studies and Planning, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN)
Year2020
Volume91
Issue3
Pages305-324
Publication date2020-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTown Planning Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-0020 • E-ISSN: 1478-341X
PublisherLiverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3828/tpr.2020.17
OpenAlexW3027981270
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited23

Increasing the density of existing urban areas can support urban regeneration and environmental sustainability by limiting urban sprawl and linking housing to transport infrastructure. However, making space for small-scale incremental densification poses challenges in managing the cumulative aesthetic, social and infrastructural impacts of incremental development. This paper uses the concept of soft densification to examine the planning challenges of incremental development of existing urban areas and how they might be addressed through planning policy. Case studies from the UK highlight the struggle to maintain an appropriate balance between \nmeeting housing need and overdevelopment. Proactive policy frameworks are needed to manage an often overlooked but increasingly important dimension of global urban development

Control (management) · Economics · Management · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance

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