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The zoning process is a distributive process in which benefits are conferred on some and denied to others. Because zoning decisions are not neutral in their consequences, politicians must take responsibility for the patterns of benefits and costs which result from particular zoning policies. Technical expertise and planning principles cannot be regarded as sufficient grounds on which to base inherently distributive policies. This paper analyses the distributional consequences of two rezoning cases in Toronto to illustrate the trade-offs between neighbourhood preservation and housing opportunity.
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Proudfoot, S.B. Private gains and public losses: The distributive impact of urban zoning. Policy Sci 11, 203–226 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139830
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139830