Unwanted Housing: Localism and Politics of Housing Development

We examine pervasive opposition to building market-rate housing and relate it to localism: a perspective that grants moral authority to incumbent residents. We argue that localism has become prevalent in housing planning in the United States and that its seeming equality—allowing all communities the...

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Published in:Journal of planning education and research 2024-06, Vol.44 (2), p.685-700
Main Authors: Manville, Michael, Monkkonen, Paavo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Equality
Home ownership
Housing
Housing authorities
Housing developments
Housing market
Land use
Localism
Residential development
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Summary:We examine pervasive opposition to building market-rate housing and relate it to localism: a perspective that grants moral authority to incumbent residents. We argue that localism has become prevalent in housing planning in the United States and that its seeming equality—allowing all communities the right to define themselves—conceals profound imbalances that favor the affluent. We use survey data from California to measure localism, using opposition to state land use preemption as a proxy. We find that localism is concentrated among white, affluent homeowners. This suggests that localist beliefs are less prevalent in the population than they are in planning practice.
ISSN:0739-456X
1552-6577
DOI:10.1177/0739456X21997903