NDLI: The compact city: Theory versus practice

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Morrison, Nicola
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	Urban compaction has become a policy direction which has been followed in a number of European countries throughout the 1990s. Although this policy direction may have both theoretical and political appeal, there is concern over the likelihood of being able to concentrate the majority of future development within existing urban areas. Most analysis would suggest that urban decentralisation is set to continue. Reversing these established patterns, as well as past policies which have encouraged dispersal, is likely to be a tall order. The aim of this article is to provide a closer examination of a particular city-region to assess whether national policy, which promotes compact cities, is feasible at the local level. The Cambridge subregion, within the UK, has been chosen as it has a tradition of policies which have encouraged dispersal and are in direct contrast to Government's new policy direction. Past spatial planning policies within the sub-region have left a legacy of dispersed settlement patterns, separating homes from workplace and encouraging inward commuting into Cambridge. The effects of this past policy stance are so ingrained that it will be hard to reverse such trends and accommodate additional development, particularly housing, within Cambridge's existing boundaries.
Starting Page	157
Ending Page	179
Page Count	23
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09201580
Journal	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15737772
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	1998-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Housing Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Human Geography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development

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