Urban Planning and the Housing Market International Perspectives for
This book re-examines the role of urban policy and planning in relation to the housing market in an era of global uncertainty and change. The relationship between planning and the housing market is a contested problem across research, policy, and practice
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Urban Planning and the Housing Market
Nicole Gurran • Glen Bramley
Urban Planning and the Housing Market International Perspectives for Policy and Practice
Nicole Gurran Faculty of Architecture Design and Planning University of Sydney Darlington New South Wales Australia
Glen Bramley School of the Built Environment Heriot Watt University Edinburgh UK
ISBN 978-1-137-46402-6 ISBN 978-1-137-46403-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-46403-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016957364 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Blend Images / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
Preface
This book was written during a dynamic period of global housing policy debate and analysis. The aftermath of the 2007/08 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has prompted many countries to review national housing policy settings, often in the context of economic recession or fiscal austerity. Longstanding concerns about the role of the urban planning system in constraining housing supply and exacerbating price inflation under conditions of high demand remain unresolved in nations such as England and Australia and in particular cities and regions of the USA. But there are also questions about the extent to which the urban planning system can or should respond to the increasing demand arising from the so-called financialisation of housing and the role of planning in accommodating or even moderating speculat
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