The NIMBY problem - Works in Progress Magazine

Not all NIMBYs are alike. Dividing the most unreasonable ones from the rest might be the key to getting homes built.

In many affluent countries, existing land use regulations constrain the housing supply. Zoning directly restricts what can be built in a neighborhood or ‘zone’. To circumvent zoning rules, developers seek variances that require complex, multistage, and lengthy approval processes. Design rules, environmental assessments, and labor requirements further increase construction costs, decreasing what can be built. Cumulatively, these restrictions drive up housing prices and generate extraordinary social and economic costs. The high costs of land use restrictions have led many groups to campaign…

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