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Urban Planning and the Housing Market

International Perspectives for Policy and Practice

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Authors:
  1. Nicole Gurran

    1. Faculty of Architecture Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, Darlington, Australia

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  2. Glen Bramley

    1. School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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  • Addresses key questions facing the current housing crisis
  • Compares the housing situation between major cities around the globe
  • Provides much-needed guidance on effective urban planning

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Introduction: The Twenty-First Century Urban Housing Agenda

    • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
    Pages 1-12

  3. Planning and the Housing Market

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Urban Governance, Policy, Planning and Housing

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 15-43

    3. The Housing System

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 45-84

    4. Relationships Between Planning and the Housing Market

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 85-120

  4. International Perspectives on Planning, Housing Supply and Affordability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-122
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    2. Planning, Housing Supply and Affordable Provision in Britain

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 123-163

    3. Planning, Housing Supply and Affordable Development in the USA

      • Kirk McClure, Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 165-200

    4. Planning Practice, Housing Oversupply and Ireland’s Housing Boom and Bust

      • Michelle Norris, Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 201-229

    5. Planning and Housing Supply in Hong Kong and China

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 231-258

    6. Housing, Property Politics and Planning in Australia

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 259-290

  5. Implications for Policy and Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 291-292
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    2. Developing Regional and Local Housing Strategies

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 293-336

    3. Planning for Inclusionary Housing in New and Renewing Communities

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 337-361

    4. Conclusion: Reuniting Planning and Housing Policy

      • Nicole Gurran, Glen Bramley
      Pages 363-385

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 387-435
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About this book

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. Problems with housing supply and affordability in many nations have been linked to planning system constraints, while the global financial crisis has raised new questions about the role of urban planning regulation and processes in responding to housing market trends. With reference to international cases from the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Hong Kong and Australia, the book examines how different systems of urban planning and governance address complex and dynamic housing market trends. It also offers practical guidance on how urban planning can support an efficient supply of appropriate and affordable homes in preferred locations. A detailed study, which explains and decodes the workings of the planning system and housing market, this book will be of particular interest to scholars of human geography and urban planning, as well as housing policy makers and practitioners.

To view Nicole Gurran’s related TEDx talk please visit: Housing Crisis? How about housing solutions. TEDx Sydney 2018 (http://bit.ly/2psfpMw)

Reviews

“Urban Planning and the Housing Market draws extensively upon research funded over recent years … so it is pleasing to see the investment coming to fruition in this volume. The extra effort that has gone into the tabular presentation of inter-country differences in strategic approach, policy development, planning instruments, and housing outcomes is to be applauded. As a teaching resource and handbook for practitioners, this text will admirably fill a long standing gap in planning education.” (Blair Badcock, Urban Policy and Research, February, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Architecture Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, Darlington, Australia

    Nicole Gurran

  • School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Glen Bramley

About the authors

Nicole Gurran is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Sydney, Australia. She has authored numerous publications on land use planning, housing and the environment in Australia, and is a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia.


Glen Bramley is Professor of Urban Studies at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has published numerous books and journal articles on the housing market and urban regulation over the past three decades and has provided senior advice to governments in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.


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