Does short termism affect the quality of urban design in the UK?

Gibson, V., Rowley, A. and Ward, C., (1997) Does short termism affect the quality of urban design in the UK? Working Papers in Land Management & Development. 07/97. Working Paper. University of Reading, Reading. pp12.

Abstract/Summary

This paper follows the report on the “Quality of Urban Design: Study of the Influence of Private Property Decision Maker in Urban Design” (RICS 1996). It focuses on one of the findings in the report, namely that decisions made in development, investment and occupation seemed overly influenced by short term considerations. In this paper, the authors review the Report and examine the concept of short termism as it affects urban design decisions. The paper concludes that although it is difficult to establish whether or not short termism exists in many decisions, there are grounds for believing that a priori short termism might particularly influence property orientated decisions. The paper ends with some implications for policy both at the economy and local level.

Item Type	Report (Working Paper)
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/27225
Divisions	Henley Business School > Real Estate and Planning
Publisher	University of Reading
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