Research Topic: NIMBY

Research
City of Harrisonburg Comprehensive Housing Study & Market Analysis (2021)

The more than 200-page report, the first ever conducted by the City, views housing needs through the lens of social determinants of health, introduced by the World Health Organization, to quantify existing housing supply, assess demand for different housing types, identify barriers to meeting demands, and list potential policy tools to address housing gaps. The study produced 21 recommendations structured to establish a foundation to address affordable housing now and in the future.

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Beyond “NIMBYism”: Why Americans Support Affordable Housing But Oppose Local Housing Development (Stanford, 2017)

Drawing on surveys of California and of the 20 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, William Marble and Clayton Nall of Stanford University shows that opposition to new affordable housing is likely due to voters’ adopting independent attitudes on two dimensions of housing policy: redistribution (aid for housing) and development (construction of needed housing stock in an area).

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