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Framing processes in planning disputes: analysing dynamics of contention in a housing project in Hong Kong

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Opposition to planned housing projects can lead to considerable delays. Hong Kong is characterized by an executive-dominant planning system, whereby the government possesses strong planning powers, while elected district councillors play an advisory role only. Curiously, planning delays are fairly common. The above paradox is analysed in this paper through examining a major dispute over public housing development in Hong Kong. This dispute involved lengthy processes of bargaining, which were vulnerable to legitimacy challenges. Councillors acted strategically by tapping into prevailing social values to frame the legitimacy of bargaining processes. Despite discontent with these informal bargaining processes, the dispute has not evolved into more radical challenges to existing governance arrangements. The paper concludes by considering how hegemonic discourses of planning efficiency may have constrained the emergence of radical contention, which adds to broader debates about the conditions which shape the trajectories and transformative prospects of contentious urban developments.

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  • Mandy Lau, 2018. "Framing processes in planning disputes: analysing dynamics of contention in a housing project in Hong Kong," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(5), pages 667-683, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:33:y:2018:i:5:p:667-683
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2017.1383367
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    1. Kuan-Ju Chen & Chien-Wen Peng & Mei-Hsing Lee, 2021. "Determinants of the Public's Attitude Towards Social Housing Construction Under High Home Ownership Rate," International Real Estate Review, Global Social Science Institute, vol. 24(1), pages 87-112.
    2. Liang, Cong & Hui, Eddie C.M. & Yip, Tsz Leung & Huang, Yaoxuan, 2020. "Private land use for public housing projects: The Influence of a Government Announcement on Housing Markets in Hong Kong," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    3. Petrescu-Mag, Ruxandra Malina & Petrescu, Dacinia Crina & Azadi, Hossein, 2022. "From scythe to smartphone: Rural transformation in Romania evidenced by the perception of rural land and population," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).

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