Transformation of office parks into mixed-use: An exploration from the perspective of landowners

The way we work and the demand for offices is changing in the Netherlands. This poses the question whether the traditional office park is still viable. However, the demand for housing provides an opportunity to transform these outdated office parks into new mixed-use areas. This way the quality of the area could be improved, and the area could...

AMC Amsterdam as green lung for its inhabitants and environment

The Academic Medical Center (AMC) is one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands and it is located in the Bijlmer district. The complex was built in 1981 and consists of 64 hectares of land. The complex is surround by a green belt where also the former psychiatric center was located. The AMC can be seen as a stand-alone city, with daily...

Metropolitan landscapes in the Netherlands: Effects of policy shifting

The landscape of the Netherlands is a man-made, cultural landscape, mainly flat, apart from regions in the eastern and southern extremities, lying between -6 and 20 meters above sea level. Since the beginning of the last millennium, settlers, farmers, city dwellers and engineers have created a system of dykes, barriers and locks defending a part...