Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5664-3230 and Holman, Nancy ORCID: 0000-0002-4536-5092
(2013)
No escape? The co-ordination problem in heritage preservation.
SERC discussion papers (SERCDP0145).
Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London, UK.
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Abstract
Conservation areas (CAs) are among the most restrictive English planning policies. Designation implies a significant limitation of owners’ control over the shape and appearance of their properties. The policy, however, can also be argued to solve a sort of ‘prisoners’ dilemma’, in which it might be collectively rationale to preserve the character of an area, but an individual homeowner may be tempted to inappropriately alter their property, thus free-riding on nearby properties’ character. The net-benefit of the policy depends largely on the existence of positive ‘heritage effects’ and acknowledgement from homeowners that policy contributes to neighbourhood stability and the preservation of these positive effects. Our results of a mixed-method analysis of close to 1 million property transactions near to about 8000 CAs and 111 interviews with residents in nine representative CAs in Greater London suggest that positive heritage externalities exist and that residents in CAs tend to value their local environments, acknowledge the need for planning control and execute their right to object to neighbour’s planning request.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/SERC/about/defau... |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Geography & Environment Spatial Economics Research Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use |
| JEL classification: | C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory D - Microeconomics > D2 - Production and Organizations > D23 - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R52 - Land Use and Other Regulations |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2013 16:27 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 19:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53936 |
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