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Hyper-Competitive Industrial Markets: Implications for Urban Planning and the Manufacturing Renaissance
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Abstract After several decades of deindustrialisation in the so-called advanced economies, we are seeing a renewed enthusiasm for urban manufacturing in cities, and the integration of production into the city fabric. Yet, small-scale industrial accommodation has long been susceptible to displacement by highe... view more
After several decades of deindustrialisation in the so-called advanced economies, we are seeing a renewed enthusiasm for urban manufacturing in cities, and the integration of production into the city fabric. Yet, small-scale industrial accommodation has long been susceptible to displacement by higher-value land uses - particularly residential and prime office - which directly undermines such aspirations. This article focuses on the case of London and, through a review of planning policy and planning documents, market data, and participant observation in both public and private sector networks, provides evidence for and explores the impacts of a hyper-competitive industrial market that has emerged as an outcome of ongoing limited supply and growing demand in the sector. Although it signals a reversal of displacement dynamics between industrial and residential uses, potentially slowing the loss of industrial land supply, it is also leading to a narrowing of demand and competition within the industrial market that leads to intra-industrial gentrification and threatens smaller manufacturers. The article reveals tensions and limitations in planning approaches that seek to manage industrial land supply and create a diversity of workspace accommodation, as well as a gap between popular policy narratives of industrious cities and manufacturing renaissance, and the coherence of policies to support them. The article concludes with a discussion of future research that could advance policy and other interventions to support manufacturing in cities, to further sustainability and social inclusion agendas.... view less
Keywords
Great Britain; competition; industry; manufacturing; planning; gentrification; urban development; displacement; zoning plan; area utilization; sustainability; industrial region
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
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London
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 263-274
Journal
Urban Planning, 8 (2023) 4
Issue topic
Planning, Manufacturing, and Sustainability: Towards Green(er) Cities Through Conspicuous Production
ISSN
2183-7635
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed