Greenfields, Brownfields and Housing Development
David Adams
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Paperback. If new housing is to be sustainable, it must be considered in the contest of its surrounding community! The location of new housing is one of the most intractable controversies of modern times. Series: Real Estate Issues. Num Pages: 314 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: RPC; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 696.
The location of new housing development has become one of the most intractable controversies of modern times. This book provides a powerful critique of the growing tendency to reduce the debate on the development of new housing to a mere choice between greenfield and brownfield locations. It calls for full account to be taken of such factors as the structure and organisation of the housebuilding industry, supply and demand pressures in the housing market, the contested nature of sustainability and the political character of the planning process if a truly effective housing land policy is to be devised.
The location of new housing development has become one of the most intractable controversies of modern times. This book provides a powerful critique of the growing tendency to reduce the debate on the development of new housing to a mere choice between greenfield and brownfield locations. It calls for full account to be taken of such factors as the structure and organisation of the housebuilding industry, supply and demand pressures in the housing market, the contested nature of sustainability and the political character of the planning process if a truly effective housing land policy is to be devised.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Series
Real Estate Issues
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780632063871
SKU
V9780632063871
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50
About David Adams
David Adams is Ian Mactaggart Professor of Property and Urban Studies, University of Glasgow. Craig Watkins, Reader, Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield.
Reviews for Greenfields, Brownfields and Housing Development
David Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of the RICS Foundation, is supportive of the authors' conclusions: "We welcome the government's proposed increase in the quantities of affordable housing, but would echo the findings of Greenfields, Brownfields and Housing Development in urging ministers to look closely at how solutions to housing shortages can become catalysts for increased local prosperity and improved ... Read more