New ways of living in the city : residents' interpretations of infill housing

Abstract

In the 1990’s, increasing levels on infill housing in parts of Christchurch raised questions about why it was occurring. The City Council used quantitative research methods in a survey to study aspects of the trend. Two distinct features of the trend were identified: some people were moving into infill developments not by choice but because of price and supply constraints due to a perceive lack of new or “Greenfield” residential land and some residents had chosen to live on a small infill section because of lifestyle considerations. In this dissertation I report a study of these lifestyle considerations, which used a qualitative interview method to provide a more detailed view of the residents’ experience of living in infill housing.