Plans and outcomes for mixed use in new apartment buildings: A Gothenburg programme for suburban infills
Journal article, 2024
Cities may wish to create more lively urban areas by zoning for mixed uses. The purpose here is to identify factors explaining the gaps between plans and outcomes for non-residential uses of ground floors in a Swedish housing programme with 30 development plans for apartment building infill in low-density suburbs already dominated by apartment buildings. We assume that outcomes depend on zoning, urban design factors, mobility factors and socio-economic factors. Documents and field observations reveal that vertical zoning has had limited effects. Correlation analysis indicates that active non-residential ground floor frontages reflect access to public transport, while vacancies are associated inversely with area incomes. Typical ground floor uses are the retail sale of food and services to the human body. A political goal of active ground floors in low-density suburbs might need subsidies if vacancies are to be avoided.
Suburbs
Apartment buildings
Urban diversity
Vertical zoning
Sweden
Author
Joanna Gregorowicz-Kipszak
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Urban Design and Planning
Jan Bröchner
Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Innovation and R&D Management
Anders Hagson
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Urban Design and Planning
Urban Design International
1357-5317 (ISSN) 1468-4519 (eISSN)
Vol. In pressBoStad2021
Fastighets AB Balder, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Hökerum Bygg AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Riksbyggen, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Centre for Management of the Built Environment (CMB), 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
SGS – Stiftelsen Göteborgs Studentbostäder, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Prime Living AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
JM AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Alaska Fastigheter AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Bonava AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Platzer Fastigheter AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Fredrikssons Förvaltnings AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
HSB Göteborg, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Wallenstam, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Seniorgården AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Wäst-Bygg AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Fastighetsägarna GFR, 2020-01-01 -- 2022-04-30.
Stena Fastigheter AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Ikano Bostad, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
City of Gothenburg (Jubileumssatsningen), 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Nordfeldt Fastigheter AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
HP Boendeutveckling AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
AB Lejonstaden, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Framtiden (Jubileumssatsningen), 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
UBAB Ulricehamns Betong AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Serneke Group AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Botrygg AB, 2016-11-01 -- 2021-12-31.
Subject Categories
Civil Engineering
Other Social Sciences
DOI
10.1057/s41289-024-00258-z