Sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - A review of the approach in Belmont, Western Australia

Providing opportunities to house-predicted population growth is often considered to be simply a matter of increasing housing densities to provide for the construction of more dwellings. National policies aimed at accounting for this growth prescribe approaches and set targets that may result in outc...

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Main Authors: Brunner, Julie, Hammah, Juliette
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14327
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description Providing opportunities to house-predicted population growth is often considered to be simply a matter of increasing housing densities to provide for the construction of more dwellings. National policies aimed at accounting for this growth prescribe approaches and set targets that may result in outcomes contrary to those desired by or beneficial to the local community. Increases in housing densities applied in isolation and through a blanket approach can actually generate a decrease in population, a significant change in population characteristics and social circumstances and make housing less affordable. This is demonstrated through a longitudinal study of the strategic approach to housing provision in the City of Belmont, Western Australia.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-143272017-09-13T14:04:53Z Sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - A review of the approach in Belmont, Western Australia Brunner, Julie Hammah, Juliette density local housing strategy residential density Population consolidation Providing opportunities to house-predicted population growth is often considered to be simply a matter of increasing housing densities to provide for the construction of more dwellings. National policies aimed at accounting for this growth prescribe approaches and set targets that may result in outcomes contrary to those desired by or beneficial to the local community. Increases in housing densities applied in isolation and through a blanket approach can actually generate a decrease in population, a significant change in population characteristics and social circumstances and make housing less affordable. This is demonstrated through a longitudinal study of the strategic approach to housing provision in the City of Belmont, Western Australia. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14327 10.1080/07293682.2012.724431 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle density
local housing strategy
residential density
Population
consolidation
Brunner, Julie
Hammah, Juliette
Sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - A review of the approach in Belmont, Western Australia
title Sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - A review of the approach in Belmont, Western Australia
title_full Sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - A review of the approach in Belmont, Western Australia
title_fullStr Sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - A review of the approach in Belmont, Western Australia
title_full_unstemmed Sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - A review of the approach in Belmont, Western Australia
title_short Sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - A review of the approach in Belmont, Western Australia
title_sort sustaining population levels and understanding the implications of housing density - a review of the approach in belmont, western australia
topic density
local housing strategy
residential density
Population
consolidation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14327