In these situations, planning becomes reactive and focussed on the supply of basic infrastructure and services, with little opportunity to consider broader principles and needs, such as environmental sustainability and recreation. Yet, there is a wealth of literature emphasising that urban quality of life and attachment is strongly influenced by some of these very features, for example the proximity and quality of neighbourhood green spaces (Bonaiuto et al., 1999, Bonaiuto et al., 2006 and Mazumdar and Mazumdar, 2009).