Overman, Henry G. (2014) Time for a more rational debate on 'mixing' in new developments? Spatial Economics Research Centre Blog (28 Jul 2014). Blog.
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[Posted by Prof Henry G. Overman] I may have made this point before, but I would love to see more sensible discussion of policy around mixed housing developments. I was reminded of this by the Guardian headline on Saturday about 'Poor doors' which highlighted the segregation that goes on in some of these developments. Personally, I find such stories unpleasant, but not at all surprising. If you share that sentiment surpress, for a moment, your outrage and ask yourself the following question - if the uncomfortable truth is that wealthy people don't want to mix with their poor neighbours (and can't be forced to do so) then what, exactly does this policy achieve?
| Item Type: | Website (Blog) |
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| Official URL: | http://spatial-economics.blogspot.co.uk/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | Geography & Environment Spatial Economics Research Centre Centre for Economic Performance What Works Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| Sets: | Departments > Geography and Environment Research centres and groups > Spatial Economics Research Centre Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) Research centres and groups > What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth (WWG) Collections > LSE Spatial Economics Research Centre Blog |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2017 11:33 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2017 11:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/82582 |
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