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market urbanism

market urbanism noun: the application of classical liberalism to urban policy.

Noun

market urbanism (uncountable)

  1. The application of classical liberalism to urban policy.
    • One proposed solution is to deregulate housing and encourage denser development. This is called the “market urbanism” approach, because it relies on deregulation -- though it would also certainly require big government investments in mass transit.2016 August 2, Noah Smith, “San Francisco Progressives Declare War on Affordable Housing”, in Bloomberg Opinion
    • "The government control of land use and zoning has caused housing to be unaffordable," says Beyer. "And I think that market urbanism is a way to reverse those trends."2020 February 28, Zach Weissmueller, “Density or Sprawl? How To Solve the Urban Housing Crisis”, in Reason

Questions about market urbanism

What does market urbanism mean?
Market urbanism means the application of classical liberalism to urban policy.
What part of speech is market urbanism?
Market urbanism is a noun.

Words near market urbanism in the dictionary

  1. market supplements
  2. market timing
  3. market timings
  4. market town
  5. market towns
  6. market urbanism
  7. market urbanist
  8. market urbanists
  9. market value
  10. market values
  11. Market View

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