Elaboration of the Dutch Olympic approach: Design of decision support instruments for multiple Olympic urban decision arenas

In this report the traditional top-down approach for spatial planning in the Netherlands has been brought up for discussion. On the basis of the decision-making process concerning the organization of the Dutch Olympic Games of 2028, the foundations for a new way of spatial planning is elaborated. That new way of spatial planning is termed the...

The impact of urban proximity, transport accessibility and policy on urban growth: A longitudinal analysis over five decades

Transport accessibility is assumed to be a main driver of urbanisation. Like many other metropolitan regions, the Randstad, the population and economic core of the Netherlands has experienced significant urbanisation, transport network expansion and spatial policies aimed to channel urban growth. This paper investigates the long-term...

From Planning the Port/City to Planning the Port-City: Exploring the Economic Interface in European Port Cities

In last three decades, planning agencies of most ports have institutionally evolved into a (semi-) independent port authority. The rationale behind this process is that port authorities are able to react more quickly to changing logistical and spatial preferences of maritime firms, hence increasing the competitiveness of ports. Although these...

De woningcrisis in Nederland vanuit een bestuurlijk perspectief: achtergronden en oplossingen

Mede als gevolg van grote problemen op de woningmarkt en in het bijzonder het grote woningtekort is er tegenwoordig weer veel aandacht voor het wonen in zowel de pers als de politiek. Na een jarenlange focus op meer marktwerking en decentralisatie lijkt de rijksoverheid recent weer bereid om meer verantwoordelijkheid te nemen. In deze bijdrage...

Incorporating institutions into optimization-based energy system models

The pledge for a carbon-free energy system in 2050 requires significant investments into renewable energy sources (RES). The relevant questions are: what technologies to select, where to build them, how much the capacities are, and at what cost. In order to answer these techno-economic questions, optimization models are commonly used to sketch a...

The limited regional employment benefits of XXL-logistics centres in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, a shift occurred over the last two decades from positively framed spatial-economic policies promoting the development of extra-large distribution centres (DCs) and their claimed positive employment benefits towards a critical stance questioning the benefits of such policies, fuelled by the connected debate regarding the...