Abstract
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the effects of high-density zoning on multifamily housing construction from 1990 to 2000 in the suburbs of six US metropolitan areas. Zoning constraints are measured as the total number of high-density units allowed by right in each suburban jurisdiction obtained from local zoning ordinances and geographical information data. Using two-stage least squares, the analysis provides two important results: zoning as practised by suburban governments in the six metropolitan areas limits the construction of multifamily housing below market determined levels; and, multifamily zoning constraints are not exogenous but vary systematically with distance from the central city and with the racial composition of the community in 1960.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 437-451 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Urban Studies |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Urban Studies