Does higher density housing enhance liveability? Case studies of housing intensification in Auckland

Haarhoff, Errol; Beattie, Lee; Dupuis, Ann

doi:10.1080/23311886.2016.1243289

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“…For example, residential density was positively associated with ATS usage in the south of the city, with locations reported in the map. Therefore, with further investigation into quantitative association and causation, the possible increase of ATS could be factored into any planning decisions on the potential increase of residential density in specific parts of the city, which has been linked to a reduction in vehicle dependency and better access to schools [49]. In the case of the positive relationship of ATS with intersection density, with further evaluation, decision makers could likewise factor in potential ATS benefits when making decisions on increasing neighbourhood connectivity, and/or improving the safety and incidence of pedestrian crossings in such crucial areas of the city.…”

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confidence: 99%

Using Exploratory Spatial Analysis to Understand the Patterns of Adolescents’ Active Transport to School and Contributory Factors

Chen

Moore

Mandic

2021

IJGI

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Active transport to school (ATS) is a convenient way for adolescents to reach their recommended daily physical activity levels. Most previous ATS research examined the factors that promote or hinder ATS, but this research has been of a global (i.e., non-spatial), statistical nature. Geographical Information Science (GIS) is widely applied in analysing human activities, focusing on local spatial phenomena, such as distribution, autocorrelation, and co-association. This study, therefore, applied exploratory spatial analysis methods to ATS and its factors. Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) was used to derive maps of transport mode and ATS factor distribution patterns. The results of KDE were compared to and verified by Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA) outputs. The data used in this study was collected from 12 high schools, including 425 adolescents who lived within walkable distance and used ATS or MTS in Dunedin New Zealand. This study identified clusters and spatial autocorrelation, confirming that the adolescents living in the south of the city, who were female, attended girls-only schools, lived in more deprived neighbourhoods, and lived in neighbourhoods with higher intersection density and residential density used more ATS. On the other hand, adolescents who were male, attended boys-only schools, lived in less deprived neighbourhoods, had more vehicles at home, and lived in neighbourhoods with medium level intersection density and residential density used more ATS in the northwest of the city as well as some part of the city centre and southeast of the city. The co-association between spatial patterns of the ATS factors and the ATS usages that this study detected adds to the evidence for autocorrelation underpinning ATS users across the study area.

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Using Exploratory Spatial Analysis to Understand the Patterns of Adolescents’ Active Transport to School and Contributory Factors

Chen

Moore

Mandic

2021

IJGI

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“…Experts agree that quality of life has two dimensions: an environmental dimension and a psychological dimension. From the environmental dimension, the quality of life is influenced by the quality of the built environment, including the condition of houses, housing, and facilities around it [25,26,27,28]. If we look in more detail, the house is one of the environmental aspects for its residents.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In these studies, the quality of the built environment is analyzed, which is claimed to have affected a person's quality of life. Such studies are conducted on a large scale and involve large areas and a large number of people [25,26,27]. These studies can also be conducted on a smaller, regional scale that concerns the quality of life of only a few people with specific characteristics, such as the elderly and patients who are in care [29].…”

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'Shop as Home': The Meaning of Built Environment to Quality of Life of Shop Houses Residents in Medan, Indonesia

Zahrah¹,

Ginting²,

Aulia³

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The shophouse is an urban house type that combines a residential and a shop in one building. This typology is commonly found in Medan and other cities in Indonesia due to its flexible space. Among the various studies on shophouses, minimal ones discuss the occupants' point of view. However, they are the most appropriate party to be asked about their living experiences in that multi-functional house. This study aims to explore the meaning of a shophouse for its residents. This is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach that analyses the essence of a phenomenon based on the actual experiences of people live there. Ten participants were selected purposefully and their experiences were explored through in-depth interviews. This research applies the interpretative method by carrying out the steps of structured phenomenological analysis proposed by Moustakas. The investigation found that participants give meaning to a shophouse as 'where all life takes place.' There are some problems while living in the shophouse, but the dwellers can cope with it until they feel no significant obstacles while living in it to achieve the desired quality of life. The study results strengthen the study of the relationship between the built environment and the achievement of quality of life and provide a new perspective in assessing shop houses, particularly in Medan, Indonesia. This study has limitations because it focuses more on a person's personal experience living in a shophouse. However, the findings can make contribution to urban planning activities, especially the development of shophouses to maintain urban residents' life quality. Besides, the results of this research can enrich the insight of architectural design in understanding occupants' preferences for a double-functioning building.

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“…In the case of Auckland and other city-regions, control of urban sprawl has relied on restrictions to urban growth [3], accompanied by narratives of urban sustainability [4], livability [5], compactness [6], urban regeneration [7] and increments of suburban density [8]. However, these attempts are undermined by more structural drivers of suburbanization, such as the persistent desire to live near the countryside [9], high rates of car dependency [10], housing affordability [11], lack of control of the land market [12], and the underestimation of rural assets [13].…”

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Auckland’s Urban Sprawl, Policy Ambiguities and the Peri-Urbanisation to Pukekohe

Silva

2018

Urban Science

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Urban sprawl has been discussed extensively with regard to its negative impacts. On this basis, regulations have been put in place to control sprawling suburbanization, including the establishment of restricted areas for expansion defined by administrative urban boundaries. Overall, these measures have not been at all successful, considering that city-regions continue to expand inorganically, often reinforcing urban sprawl patterns. As clear evidence of the weaknesses of planning regimes of control, these unsuccessful attempts are partly explained by a series of policy ambiguities that contradict the meaning of planning as a prescriptive discipline. This ambiguity is justified by the need to frame flexible regulations that allow adaptation to unforeseen events over time. In this paper, using the case of Auckland, New Zealand, it is demonstrated that instead of planning flexibility, there is planning “ambiguity” accompanied by weak opposition from rural regimes, which deliberately contributes to urban sprawl. This is relevant considering that the inorganic encroachment of rural lands diminishes the huge environmental potential of the peri-urban space of Auckland, its ecosystem services, and agricultural activities—all elements that encourage the creation of more environmentally sustainable peripheral landscapes as a counterpoint to traditional sprawling suburbanization.

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Does higher density housing enhance liveability? Case studies of housing intensification in Auckland

Cited by 35 publications

References 27 publications

Using Exploratory Spatial Analysis to Understand the Patterns of Adolescents’ Active Transport to School and Contributory Factors

Using Exploratory Spatial Analysis to Understand the Patterns of Adolescents’ Active Transport to School and Contributory Factors

'Shop as Home': The Meaning of Built Environment to Quality of Life of Shop Houses Residents in Medan, Indonesia

Auckland’s Urban Sprawl, Policy Ambiguities and the Peri-Urbanisation to Pukekohe

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