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Will Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Create Mixed-Income Communities? Evidence From London, Uk, Fei Li, Zhan Guo
Will Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Create Mixed-Income Communities? Evidence From London, Uk, Fei Li, Zhan Guo
USI Publications
Mandatory inclusionary housing, which requires market-rate housing developments to include a proportion of affordable housing units, has the potential to deliver affordable housing in more affluent neighborhoods and create mixed-income communities. This study evaluates this potential effect in London, United Kingdom, where mandatory inclusionary housing has been implemented in all local authorities since the early 2000s. Comparing the spatial concentration and average neighborhood characteristics of affordable housing delivered under inclusionary housing and those created via conventional means (i.e., in the public or nonprofit sector), we find that a higher percentage of inclusionary affordable units are concentrated in a small number …
Rent Gap, Jean-Paul Addie
Rent Gap, Jean-Paul Addie
USI Publications
The rent gap refers to the difference between the capitalized rent realized from a plot of land and the potential rent possible if it were developed to its “highest and best” use. Introduced by Neil Smith in 1979, the rent gap provides a systematic production-side theory of urban rent and inner-city transformation. The concept has been critiqued, however, for dismissing the role of individual agents and consumption preferences in explanatory accounts of gentrification.