Oh I forgot to mention, regarding the situation in the UK, we don't really have "zoning" in the North American sense. But there are analogous problems in the pl

Oh I forgot to mention, regarding the situation in the UK, we don't really have "zoning" in the North American sense. But there are analogous problems in the planning system. There's a brief overview of the situation in this Policy Exchange paper: https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Strong-Suburbs.pdf https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Strong-Subu... Even if you don't agree with the solutions presented, the diagnosis of the problem is sound, I think.