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How to make sense of urban capacity

By: Series: Planning (for the Natural and Built Environment) ; (1402) 19 January 2001, 14-15(2)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the government's advice on urban capacity studies, published as "Tapping the potential: assessing urban housing capacity: towards better practice". Whilst this document is welcomed as a useful review to the principles of carrying out urban capacity studies concern is expressed that there are problems with the guidelines prepared by the DETR. An interpretation of the key points of these guidelines is also given. Copies of "Tapping the potential" are available from the DETR, Tel: 0870 122 6236.

Discusses the government's advice on urban capacity studies, published as "Tapping the potential: assessing urban housing capacity: towards better practice". Whilst this document is welcomed as a useful review to the principles of carrying out urban capacity studies concern is expressed that there are problems with the guidelines prepared by the DETR. An interpretation of the key points of these guidelines is also given. Copies of "Tapping the potential" are available from the DETR, Tel: 0870 122 6236.