Refers to a land use planning tool, program, regulation, or law that requires or provides incentives to private developers to create affordable housing and foster social inclusion. In terms of application, the tool is either applied as a condition of approval or in return for incentives such as density bonuses, the developer is required to set aside a percentage of the units in the development as affordable housing, and these will then be sold or rented to households whose incomes fall below specified income ceilings at prices or rents they can afford.
