Conflicting regional policy goals: accessibility and segregation in the Helsinki metropolitan area
ABSTRACTRegional land use, housing, and transport (MAL) agreements between the Finnish state and municipalities in growth regions guide urban policy in the Helsinki metropolitan area towards regional cooperation and densification. Alongside economic growth and connectivity goals, segregation prevent...
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| author | Katriina Rosengren Timo M. Kauppinen Johanna Lilius Jarkko Rasinkangas Hannu Ruonavaara |
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| description | ABSTRACTRegional land use, housing, and transport (MAL) agreements between the Finnish state and municipalities in growth regions guide urban policy in the Helsinki metropolitan area towards regional cooperation and densification. Alongside economic growth and connectivity goals, segregation prevention is a visible but ill-defined social sustainability goal in these agreements, and anti-segregation measures lean heavily on providing new social housing in accessible locations. This tool, in turn, leans on a combination of social mixing, a traditional preventive tool in fighting segregation, and a new tool, maximising spatial justice through transit-oriented development. We argue that there is a discrepancy between these goals: while on an individual level, public transport accessibility is meant to reduce transport poverty and provide equal opportunities for employment and services, accessible areas fare lower than others in socioeconomic status. Therefore, increasing social rental housing in areas with lower socioeconomic status may unintentionally amplify segregation. This article asks how actors of different governance levels view concentrating social housing in accessible locations as a risk to segregation. Interviews show a concern of social challenges not being sufficiently addressed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9dafd2046f314f2f8f84208bff4f3d9b2024-01-30T00:43:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupUrban, Planning and Transport Research2165-00202024-12-0112110.1080/21650020.2023.2301063Conflicting regional policy goals: accessibility and segregation in the Helsinki metropolitan areaKatriina Rosengren0Timo M. Kauppinen1Johanna Lilius2Jarkko Rasinkangas3Hannu Ruonavaara4Department of Social Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, FinlandFinnish Institute for Health and WelfareSchool of Arts, Design, and Architecture, Aalto University, FinlandDepartment of Social Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, FinlandDepartment of Social Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, FinlandABSTRACTRegional land use, housing, and transport (MAL) agreements between the Finnish state and municipalities in growth regions guide urban policy in the Helsinki metropolitan area towards regional cooperation and densification. Alongside economic growth and connectivity goals, segregation prevention is a visible but ill-defined social sustainability goal in these agreements, and anti-segregation measures lean heavily on providing new social housing in accessible locations. This tool, in turn, leans on a combination of social mixing, a traditional preventive tool in fighting segregation, and a new tool, maximising spatial justice through transit-oriented development. We argue that there is a discrepancy between these goals: while on an individual level, public transport accessibility is meant to reduce transport poverty and provide equal opportunities for employment and services, accessible areas fare lower than others in socioeconomic status. Therefore, increasing social rental housing in areas with lower socioeconomic status may unintentionally amplify segregation. This article asks how actors of different governance levels view concentrating social housing in accessible locations as a risk to segregation. Interviews show a concern of social challenges not being sufficiently addressed.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21650020.2023.2301063Segregationaccessibilityregional policiessocial housingFinland |
| spellingShingle | Katriina Rosengren Timo M. Kauppinen Johanna Lilius Jarkko Rasinkangas Hannu Ruonavaara Conflicting regional policy goals: accessibility and segregation in the Helsinki metropolitan area Urban, Planning and Transport Research Segregation accessibility regional policies social housing Finland |
| title | Conflicting regional policy goals: accessibility and segregation in the Helsinki metropolitan area |
| title_full | Conflicting regional policy goals: accessibility and segregation in the Helsinki metropolitan area |
| title_fullStr | Conflicting regional policy goals: accessibility and segregation in the Helsinki metropolitan area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conflicting regional policy goals: accessibility and segregation in the Helsinki metropolitan area |
| title_short | Conflicting regional policy goals: accessibility and segregation in the Helsinki metropolitan area |
| title_sort | conflicting regional policy goals accessibility and segregation in the helsinki metropolitan area |
| topic | Segregation accessibility regional policies social housing Finland |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21650020.2023.2301063 |
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