Green Belt

Question 1

1.6 million acres of green belt land impacts upon house prices and congestion

Answer 1

Dawkins and Nelson, 2003

Rudlin & Falk, 2010

Question 2

Ebeneezer Howards Garden Cities of Tomorrow

Answer 2

1898

Question 3

250,000 homes are required per year

Answer 3

Shelter, 2017

Question 4

3. 7% of greenbelt land required for 1 million homes

0. 5% of total uk land for 1 million homes

Answer 4

Adam Smith Institute, 2015

Question 5

Green belts raise prices for two reasons.

Firstly, the containment rises prices
secondly, proximity to greenery on the periphery increases prices

Answer 5

Cheshire and Sheppard, 1995

Question 6

House price inflation is not merely attributed to lack of land. it is to do with land provision cycles and inefficient governmental policy

North herfordshire
South cambridgeshire —> tight control

fenland –> loose control.

When Fenland opened up houses for these two areas, housing industry swooped in, only to find the liberation didnt bring the customers they expected.

Answer 6

Monk and Whitehead, 1999

Question 7

Housing liberated into green spaces is cheaper, but only slightly according to an all encompassing survey of 90 juristicitions

Answer 7

Bramley 1993

Question 8

2.7% decline in house price in Seoul from Green belt liberation policies

Answer 8

Kim, 1987

Question 9

Implications for urban area is clear. UCB’s need to be revised periodically

Answer 9

Lee, 1999