High dwelling density as sustainability solution in Lancaster
High dwelling density as sustainability solution in Lancaster
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DOI：
10.1680/ensu.2012.165.1.81
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2012-03
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C. Boyko;R. Cooper
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作者：
C. Boyko;R. Cooper
居住密度是用于预测、描述和控制土地利用的工具。通过政策引导，制定促进土地高效利用、减少私人交通运营、增加混合利用的目标。然而，决策者常常不确定这些目标如何转化为现场规模的实践以及可持续性如何受到影响。本文研究了位于英国西北部兰卡斯特的一个这样的地点——Luneside East。概述了地方当局关于现场和当地规模的住宅密度的政策。可持续性解决方案（即今天以可持续性名义采取的行动）和预期效益是从政策中获取的（即高居住密度以提高土地使用效率），并使用未来方法进行分析，以了解该解决方案是否能够适应未来的情况。该分析与其他可持续性问题和解决方案一起讨论。
Dwelling density is a tool used to predict, describe and control land use. Through policy guidance, targets are created that promote efficient use of land, reduce the operation of private transportation and increase mixed use. However, decision makers often are unsure how these targets translate into practice at the site scale and how sustainability is impacted. This paper examines one such site in Lancaster, in the northwest of the UK – Luneside East. Local authority policy on dwelling density, both at the site and local scale, is outlined. A sustainability solution (i.e. an action taken today in the name of sustainability) and intended benefit are taken from the policy (i.e. high dwelling density to improve efficiency of land use) and analysed using a futures methodology to understand whether the solution is resilient to whatever the future holds. The analysis is discussed alongside other sustainability issues and solutions.