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Building an affordable utopia

Field, M., Colenutt, B. and Cochrane, A. (2013) Building an affordable utopia. Invited Presentation presented to: Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG) Annual International Conference 2013, Royal Geographical Society, London, 28-30 August 2013. (Unpublished)

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Abstract:
Drawing on evidence from an ESRC funded project, this paper focuses on the experience of one set of government initiatives on the edge of the London city region, as an attempt was made to 'nudge' the major house builders to deliver a major programme to deliver 'sustainable communities' providing affordable housing for key workers and others need to fill those labour market gaps. This was a scheme whose success was predicated on a continued and continuing rise in house prices, and which was already missing its targets before the financial crash. Despite the language of pragmatism and market rationality in which it was couched, this was a programme that was just as utopian in its own way as any leftist fantasy. The paper reflects on the outcomes of the process and on the limits of affordable housing as a policy nostrum.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Housing, planning, sub-regional, strategy, economic, viability, sustainability
Subjects:
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD7287.3 Housing policy
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD72 Economic growth, development, planning > HD75.6 Environmental economics. Sustainable development
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology > HT390 Regional planning
Creators:
Field, M., Colenutt, B. and Cochrane, A.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Northampton Institute for Urban Affairs
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016)
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Collaborative Centre for the Built Environment
Date:
30 August 2013
Date Type:
Presentation
Event Title:
Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG) Annual International Conference 2013
Event Dates:
28-30 August 2013
Event Location:
Royal Geographical Society, London
Event Type:
Conference
Language:
English
Status:
Unpublished
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