Planning instruments enhance the acceptance of urban densification
Abstract
This study identifies how densification projects and accompanying planning instruments can increase the democratic acceptance of urban densification projects by combining a conjoint experiment of densification project characteristics with different proximity frames. Our study advances the urban densification debate by integrating various tangible measures that can influence the acceptance of densification projects in a comparative perspective. Results indicate decreasing levels of acceptance with closer proximity to respondents' homes. Project-related factors and planning instruments enhance people's acceptance by mitigating some of the commonly perceived adverse effects of densification. Thus, planners have options to implement locally accepted housing densification projects, which can enhance the democratic legitimacy of urban planning endeavors for sustainably addressing the global housing crisis.
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
- Pub Date:
- September 2022
- DOI:
- 10.1073/pnas.2201780119
- Bibcode:
- 2022PNAS..11901780W