Hannah Hickman Hannah.Hickman@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Planning Practice
Planning control and the politics of soft densification
Hickman, Hannah; Dunning, Richard; While, Aidan
Authors
Richard Dunning
Aidan While
Abstract
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 'soft densification'-small-scale incremental densification-poses challenges in managing development with the cumulative aesthetic, social and infrastructural impacts of such change. We highlight tensions between residential interests in maintaining existing housing densities and arguments for greater urban density. The paper demonstrates the importance of active management of soft densification and the challenges of reconciling competing interests, arguing that soft densification needs to be taken more seriously by politicians, planners and urban theorists.
Citation
Hickman, H., Dunning, R., & While, A. (2020). Planning control and the politics of soft densification. Town Planning Review, 91(3), 305-324. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2020.17
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 1, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | May 1, 2020 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2020 |
Deposit Date | May 6, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 2, 2020 |
Journal | Town Planning Review |
Print ISSN | 0041-0020 |
Electronic ISSN | 1478-341X |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 91 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 305-324 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2020.17 |
Keywords | Density, soft densification, urban, politics, planning, England |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5962583 |
Publisher URL | https://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/loi/tpr |
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