Grondbeleid: Dienend of bepalend?

Grondbeleid is voor gemeenten geen doel op zich. Het wordt beschouwd als een middel om andere doelstellingen te bereiken. Volkshuisvesting of wonen is, naast bijvoorbeeld economische ontwikkeling, een belangrijk beleidsterrein waar het grondbeleid een bijdrage aan probeert te geven. Nu is het beleid op het gebied van het wonen de afgelopen...

Planning the horticultural sector: Managing greenhouse sprawl in the Netherlands

Greenhouses are a typical example of peri-urban land-use, a phenomenon that many planning systems find difficult to address as it mixes agricultural identity with urban appearance. Despite its urban appearance, greenhouse development often manages to evade urban containment policies. But a ban on greenhouse development might well result in under...

Institutional capacities in the land development for housing on greenfield sites in Istanbul

Accommodating urban growth in the fast growing city of Istanbul encounters several problems. This paper discusses the development of greenfield sites in Istanbul by examining the institutional structure of the land development process of some recent large-scale housing projects using a framework of institutional analysis. The result reveals that...

Strategic urban projects in Amsterdam and New York: Incomplete contracts and good faith in different legal systems

Contracts between local government and private investment agencies play an important role in strategic urban projects. Real estate cycles provide only a narrow window of opportunity within which to draft such contracts. A legal system should therefore not impede the possibility of reaching an agreement quickly; instead, it should facilitate...

Taxing land for urban containment: Reflections on a Dutch debate

Excessive land use regulations aimed at containing urban sprawl have been criticised, because they may overcompensate for the external effects of uncontrolled greenfield development and contribute to stagnation in house building. Taxes on building in green spaces may be an instrument for balancing urban growth and the protection of the landscape...

Lage grondprijzen corporatiewoningen en staatssteun

In deze bijdrage brengen we in kaart hoe de Nederlandse praktijk van lage grondprijzen voor corporatiewoningen zich verhoudt tot de Europese regelgeving over staatssteun. Is de huidige praktijk toelaatbaar en zo nee, hoe kan wel worden voldaan aan de Europese regels?

Municipal strategies for introducing housing on industrial estates as part of compact-city policies in the Netherlands

Promoting mixed-use development is part of policies aimed at enhancing urban quality. Until recently, however, industry and housing have rarely been found together in the same development as there is a long tradition of keeping these functions separate. As part of a compact-city policy, Dutch local authorities are in the process of introducing...

Stagnation in housing production: Another success in the Dutch `planner's paradise'?