摘要：Abstract This paper considers the contention that higher density neighbourhoods can lead to enhanced liveability, and examines the idea and role of neighbourhood to achieve this aim and policy goal. It reports on the findings from fifty-seven in-depth qualitative interviews. Residents interviewed all currently live in attached dwellings in four Auckland neighbourhoods. As is the case across much of Auckland, these areas are all experiencing considerable density increases. Conclusions drawn indicate that if higher density living is to be embraced in future neighbourhoods, the changing ways that residents are defining their neighbourhoods must be acknowledged and incorporated in to urban planning policy and strategy directives. The changing spatial role that neighbourhood amenities play in meeting the liveability expectations of residents must also be understood and provided for if enhanced liveability is to be achieved at higher densities.
关键词：neighbourhoods ; urban intensification ; higher density housing ; liveability
