Ex-Post Evaluation of Urban Land-Use Decisions

Field

Urban Planning

Study type

Policy evaluation research

Challenge

The study needed to evaluate past zoning and land-use decisions without assuming in advance that the decisions were harmful, and to generate lessons for future planning rather than a purely critical narrative.

Approach

The design was reframed as an ex-post before/after evaluation focused on land-use and zoning changes. Sampling and comparison logic were separated from unrelated density questions, with a multi-stage cluster strategy for field evidence.

Methods

Ex-post policy evaluation · Before/after comparison · Multi-stage cluster sampling · Document analysis · Spatial/urban indicators

Software / workflow

GIS-compatible analysis workflow · Spreadsheet/statistical analysis

Project outcome

A neutral research design was produced with aligned problem statement, question, objective, novelty, sampling logic, and an explicit learning-from-past decision framework.

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