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2024-04Type
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Abstract
Switzerland’s urban and agglomeration settlements are facing multifaceted challenges of housing densification against the backdrop of limited land for development, high housing demand, rising rents, and a strong direct democratic political system. This white paper dissects the nuances of the Swiss housing dilemma by focusing on the perspectives and opinions of residents based on survey experiments from a panel study conducted in 2023. Our methodological approach gauges housing densification acceptance and analyzes temporal shifts in attitudes following intensified discussions around Swiss housing development between spring and fall 2023. The intensified Swiss public and media debate about housing point to the need for a more informed and evidence-based approach about public opinion of and policy for housing development. Initial findings indicate that public acceptance is intricately linked to how and by whom densification is implemented as well as its alignment with broader environmental and social outcomes. Our research underscores the importance of not just building more but building right—promoting housing (re)developments that resonate with societal aspirations (affordability) and environmental imperatives (presence of green spaces). The research thus demonstrates that densification is accepted when it directly contributes to affordable and environmentally friendly cities, meaning that the process helps to achieve green and affordable cities. We then integrate these research findings in policy recommendations promoting eco-socially sustainable densification that are targeted to the contexts of four types of Swiss cities. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000658390Publication status
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ETH Zurich, Spatial Development and Urban Policy (SPUR)Subject
Urban politics (urban studies); survey experiment; Conjoint; urban densification; public opinionOrganisational unit
09685 - Kaufmann, David / Kaufmann, David02655 - Netzwerk Stadt u. Landschaft ARCH u BAUG / Network City and Landscape ARCH and BAUG
02890 - Inst. of Science, Technology and Policy / Inst. of Science, Technology and Policy
02655 - Netzwerk Stadt u. Landschaft ARCH u BAUG / Network City and Landscape ARCH and BAUG
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Is supplemented by: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000658389
Is original form of: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000658391
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White Paper on Acceptance of Swiss Urban Densification.More
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