Delivering medium-density infill development through promoting the benefits and limiting background infill

• Julian Bolleter ^[1] ; Zoe Myers ^[1] ; Paula Hooper ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Western Australia

     University of Western Australia

     Australia

     
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 26, 4, 2021, págs. 441-466
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Australian cities rarely meet their targets for infill development and experience a ‘missing middle’ in terms of urban density. This paper surveys the barriers to medium-density projects on infill sites in the Western Australian city of Perth and subsequently ventures strategies to alleviate these impediments. The findings indicate that the principal barriers to medium-density infill derive from poor quality low-density infill development, which alienates communities and dissipates the impetus developers require to deliver medium-density projects. The paper concludes that spatial planners should improve strategies for promoting the benefits of density, as well as set minimum residential densities, and site areas, for infill development.