TY - JOUR
T1 - Can Community Empowerment Reduce Opposition to Housing? Evidence from Rural England
AU - Sturzaker, John
N1 - Funding Information:
A research project funded by the CRC in 2008 investigated opposition to affordable housing in rural England. Data from this study are now analysed to explore this issue and seek to answer the question: why do people object to small scale housing developments in their village?
Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/12/21
Y1 - 2011/12/21
N2 - This paper explores the potential benefits of giving local communities a greater role in planning for housing-an approach being pioneered by the government in the UK. That new government has embarked on an ambitious programme of reform, including dismantling the 'top-down' system of planning for housing and replacing it with a 'bottom-up', community-driven approach. This paper explores the implications of this new approach to ask whether it can be effective in reducing opposition to new housing. It draws upon evidence taken from a study into opposition to small-scale housing schemes in rural England, and broader literature related to opposition to development.
AB - This paper explores the potential benefits of giving local communities a greater role in planning for housing-an approach being pioneered by the government in the UK. That new government has embarked on an ambitious programme of reform, including dismantling the 'top-down' system of planning for housing and replacing it with a 'bottom-up', community-driven approach. This paper explores the implications of this new approach to ask whether it can be effective in reducing opposition to new housing. It draws upon evidence taken from a study into opposition to small-scale housing schemes in rural England, and broader literature related to opposition to development.
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U2 - 10.1080/02697459.2011.626722
DO - 10.1080/02697459.2011.626722
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84855430732
SN - 0269-7459
VL - 26
SP - 555
EP - 570
JO - Planning Practice & Research
JF - Planning Practice & Research
IS - 5
ER -