Who Would Pay for Rural Open Space Preservation and Inner-city Redevelopment? Identifying Support for Policies that Can Contribute to Regional Land Use Governance

Rayman Mohamed
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Rayman Mohamed: Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Wayne State University, 656 W. Kirby Street, 3213 FAB, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA, ar7347@wayne.edu.

Urban Studies, 2008, vol. 45, issue 13, 2783-2803

Abstract: A growing literature has made the case for preserving rural open space and redeveloping inner cities. Together, these polices can contribute to the inside—outside strategy of `new regionalism'. However, it is unclear whether citizens are willing to pay for these two polices. Using data from a survey of Michigan's citizens, statistical analyses were employed to ascertain who would pay for both policies. Of the respondents, 37 per cent would pay for both policies. The coalition of support is centred on younger people, liberals and Whites, and people who are generally satisfied with their communities but are concerned about sprawl. When compared with the results for those who would pay only for one policy, the findings suggest that policy-makers may be able to broaden the coalition of support for policies that can contribute to regional land use governance if measures are taken to ensure that benefits are widely spread.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098008098206

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