Zoning restrictions for houses are detrimental to the
well-being of poor people. Agree or disagree?
Zoning restrictions do not have to be detrimental to the
well-being of poor people. It depends on the actual implementation of the
restrictions.
For instance, there are cities such as Hamburg that provides
a high density of buildings, but offers exclusive residential areas as well.
This could be possible by dividing the city into different neighboorhoods with
according rental prices. The effects could be advantageous or fatal. For the
implement of community goals, zoning has the possibility to be reasonable.
Kindergardens that have been built close to residential areas as an example of
zoning eases everyday lifes. On the other hand, it promotes social and economic
segregation that I consider as an obstacle of development. People should not be
trapped in quarters just because they lack funding basis to satisfy the zoning
restrictions. The arbitrariness of those restrictions is illustrated by
restrictions forcing every property owner to construct the same expensive
fence. This requirement should not be necessary in order to live in a certain quarter.
Eventough cities have quarters, such as Winterhude in
Hamburg, with a vareity of buildings, the segregation due to income and wealth
predominates the division of population. Coming to a conclusion, I precieve
zoning restrictions as a limitation of freedom. Therefore, I would agree with
the statement that zoning restrictions are detrimental to the well-being of
poor people and communities.
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