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035 _a(Sirsi) u115320
245 _aDenser living
260 _c2001
490 _aUrban Environment Today
_v(132) 11 October 2001, 12-13(2)
520 _aReports on the progress made by local authorities and developers towards meeting government housing density targets outlined in the revised PPG3. Identifies obstacles to achieving higher housing densities on brownfield land, such as public resistance to tower blocks and desire for spacious housing, the difficulty of financing innovative schemes, poor road layout, and poor quality social housing schemes. Emphasises the need for more specific regional planning guidance and concludes that the masterplanning process is crucial to the success of housing density schemes. Case studies on Glasgow's masterplanning and the redesign of road layouts to accomodate housing.
590 _aABS
650 _aHOUSING DENSITY
650 _aHOUSING DESIGN
650 _aPPG3
650 _aBROWNFIELD LAND
650 _aLOCAL AUTHORITIES
650 _aSOCIAL HOUSING
650 _aHOUSE BUILDING
650 _aGLASGOW
650 _aLONDON
650 _aTRANSPORT LINKS
690 _aHOUSING-DEVELOPMENT
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