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Time for a more rational debate on 'mixing' in new developments?

Overman, Henry G. ORCID: 0000-0002-3525-7629 (2014) Time for a more rational debate on 'mixing' in new developments? Spatial Economics Research Centre Blog (28 Jul 2014). Website.

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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: Online resource (Website)
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
Date Deposited: 28 Jun 2017 11:33
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2023 23:38
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/82582

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