Regulating Urban Density
Discuss one policy that aims to regulate urban density, addressing the following aspects:
The intention and the design of the policy, that is, what it aims to achieve and how;
Actual outcome of the policy;
Stakeholder feedback, reflections, and implications.
Policy evaluation methods: process-based vs outcome-based
~1100 words
Reports of the five London Plan Density Research Projects (uploaded on Moodle)
Possible topics to explore:
New town development
Permitted development rights
Greenbelt and Urban growth boundary (UK, Seoul, Frankfurt)
Up-zoning (US, Australia)
Floor space index in Mumbai
Build to rent (UK)
Building height regulation
Brownfield (re-development) (UK)
Density matrix in London
Things to consider mentioning:
Agglomeration effects
Measures of housing density
Compact city (fallacy)
