Urban densification; Incremental residential development; Spatial justice; England
Abstract :
[en] Study of the relation between urban density and social equity has been mostly based upon comparative analysis at the city level. It therefore fails to address variations in intra-urban experience and sheds no light on the process of urban densification.
Incremental residential development is particularly poorly recorded and underre-searched, yet cumulatively it makes a substantial contribution to the supply of dwellings. The paper presents a detailed examination of this form of development in England between 2001 and 2011 and considers its impact on urban spatial justice. We find that the incidence of soft residential densification was very uneven. It had disproportionately large effects on neighbourhoods that were already densely developed and that were characterized by lower income households with access to relatively little residential space. It thus contributed to an increase in the level of inequality in the distribution of residential space, increasing socio-spatial injustice.
Research center :
Lepur : Centre de Recherche sur la Ville, le Territoire et le Milieu rural - ULiège
Disciplines :
Regional & inter-regional studies Human geography & demography
Author, co-author :
Bibby, Peter; University of Sheffield
Henneberry, John; University of Sheffield
Halleux, Jean-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Service de géographie économique (ECOGEO)
Language :
English
Title :
Incremental residential densification and urban spatial justice: the case of England between 2001 and 2011
Publication date :
2020
Journal title :
Urban Studies
ISSN :
0042-0980
eISSN :
1360-063X
Publisher :
SAGE Publications Ltd, United Kingdom
Volume :
0042098020936967
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
PUCA - France. Direction générale de l'Urbanisme, de l'Habitat et de la Construction. Plan Urbanisme construction architecture [FR]
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