Development Rights: Some Critical Considerations

Journal title SCIENZE REGIONALI
Author/s Stefano Moroni
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2014/2 Language Italian
Pages 14 P. 59-72 File size 292 KB
DOI 10.3280/SCRE2014-002005
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The article discusses the issue of "development rights", considering three main questions. First: what is the relationship between development rights and the right to own land (i.e. is the development right a government "licence", or does the government simply introduce "restrictions" upon a pre-existing right to use the land)? Second: must we recognise development rights according to the "same ratio" (e.g. X cubic metres per each square metre) for all types of land, or is it better to introduce "different ratios" for different classes of land (X cubic metres in class-A areas, Y in class-B areas")? Third: is it better to have "fixed" development rights, or "transferable" developments rights?

Keywords: Town planning equalization, urban planning, development rights.

Jel codes: R52, K11, P14.

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Stefano Moroni, Considerazioni critiche su diritti ed indici di edificazione in "SCIENZE REGIONALI " 2/2014, pp 59-72, DOI: 10.3280/SCRE2014-002005