Pathways for Climate-Adaptive Haven-Stad: Spatial Adaptive Policy Pathways approach for climate adapation planning in Haven-Stad, Amsterdam

Due to population growth, a growing housing shortage, and a space shortage, it is expected that new urban developments in the Netherlands will mainly take place inside existing city boundaries and in high densities. At the same time, it is projected that the effects of climate change will increase, as climate change is expected to intensify....

Towards the stop of the 'Westward-Movement' of the port: Case Haven-Stad: An approach for the municipality for the mixed-use redevelopment of Industrial areas

In the past decades many business parks and industrial areas haven been targeted for urban redevelopment. This is the result of the land intensification policy implemented in the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam, see figure below. This redevelopment strategy has been pushing the port westward towards the sea, due to environmental challenges ...

‘A New City in the Port’: An actor centered institutional analysis of the strategic governance and planning process around Amsterdam Haven-Stad

In December 2017, the municipality of Amsterdam announced the development of a new city in its port: Haven-Stad. The plan comprises a redevelopment strategy to transform port lands towards a mixed use urban area with up to 70.000 dwellings. This announcement caused a conflict between port users and the city. This integration of various...