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Planning for compact urban forms: local growth-management approaches and their evolution over time

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  • Sophie C. Rudolf
  • Felix Kienast
  • Anna M. Hersperger

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Urban growth is a key issue for spatial planning as it influences urban patterns and disrupts open landscapes. To effectively steer urban growth towards compact urban forms, many growth-management policies have been developed over recent decades. However, few studies have assessed how municipal policy mixes have evolved over time. In our representative Swiss-wide survey, we evaluated the prevalence and the time of introduction of 18 policies. Our results indicate that large municipalities use a broad range of reinforcing policies over decades. In contrast, small municipalities mostly rely on conventional land-use regulations. The lack of innovative, incentive-based policies casts doubt on small municipalities' ability to effectively manage urban growth. However, our analyses reveal recent efforts by small municipalities to diversify approaches to growth management and adopt innovative policies. These efforts should be supported by guiding small municipalities in their policy choices, and providing support to those lacking planning capacity.

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  • Sophie C. Rudolf & Felix Kienast & Anna M. Hersperger, 2018. "Planning for compact urban forms: local growth-management approaches and their evolution over time," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 61(3), pages 474-492, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:61:y:2018:i:3:p:474-492
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1318749
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    1. Debrunner, Gabriela & Kaufmann, David, 2023. "Land valuation in densifying cities: The negotiation process between institutional landowners and municipal planning authorities," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    2. Gerber, Jean-David & Debrunner, Gabriela, 2022. "Planning with power. Implementing urban densification policies in Zurich, Switzerland," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    3. Madleina Gerecke & Oskar Hagen & Janine Bolliger & Anna M. Hersperger & Felix Kienast & Bronwyn Price & Loïc Pellissier, 2019. "Assessing potential landscape service trade-offs driven by urbanization in Switzerland," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 5(1), pages 1-13, December.
    4. Menzori, Ivan Damasco & de Sousa, Isabel Cristina Nunes & Gonçalves, Luciana Márcia, 2023. "Local government shift and national housing program: Spatial repercussions on urban growth," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 126(C).
    5. Eduardo Oliveira & Silvia Tobias & Anna M. Hersperger, 2018. "Can Strategic Spatial Planning Contribute to Land Degradation Reduction in Urban Regions? State of the Art and Future Research," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-23, March.
    6. Xin Janet Ge & Xiaoxia Liu, 2021. "Urban Land Use Efficiency under Resource-Based Economic Transformation—A Case Study of Shanxi Province," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-20, August.
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