Jong, Linde de (2023) Evaluation of a series of sustainable growth concepts to support affordability A case study of the Metropolitan area of Portland, Oregon. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Sprawling development of the urban structure leads to a decrease in the rural areas, and a shortage in land supply, which in turn leads to a lack of affordable housing. The Portland metropolitan area has implemented sustainable urban growth concepts to tackle these problems; the Urban Growth Boundary, 2040 Growth Concept, and Inclusionary Housing program. This thesis will analyze these sustainable growth concepts and aims to determine to what extent these long-term concepts succeeded in achieving sustainable affordable housing. The development of the Urban Growth Boundary has been observed, which established hat it has been successful in counteracting urban sprawl. However, limiting the supply of available land for housing has driven up housing costs. This led to a deficiency in affordable housing. So, the regional government, Metro Council, implemented the 2040 Growth Concept to encourage compact development and promote diverse affordable housing options. An increase in compact development has been observed after the introduction of this concept, as the population density has grown. Later on, the Inclusionary Housing program was executed to promote affordable housing. However, this program also falls short of providing sufficient affordable housing, as the average home price in Portland is significantly more expensive and the median multiple of Portland scores severely unaffordable. These sustainable growth concepts all failed to increase the number of affordable housing units. Future research could focus on what caused these sustainable growth management concepts to fail to achieve affordable housing.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Theron, C. |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2023 07:36 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2023 07:36 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4367 |
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