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The thrust of current UK government policy on housing design and location is to get more of the population to live in more urban, higher density, better quality developments on reused brownfield land. Such thinking has been influenced by wider European trends and in particular New Urbanism theories from the US. It has been argued, however, particularly from the perspective of mass house builders, that UK policies run counter to what the house buying public actually want and aspire to. Further, can such policies really succeed in urban areas where there is low demand for housing and large numbers of existing properties lie empty and abandoned? This paper begins to address some of these issues by reviewing existing literature in the field and through discussing the results of an empirical project undertaken for NewcastleGateshead Pathfinder Housing Market Renewal Partnership, looking at the nature of some of the qualitative drivers behind people's housing choice and what these might mean for future policy directions. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.
Author(s): Townshend T
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Housing Studies
Year: 2006
Volume: 21
Issue: 4
Pages: 501-521
ISSN (print): 0267-3037
ISSN (electronic): 1466-1810
Publisher: Routledge
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673030600709033
DOI: 10.1080/02673030600709033
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