Kanaän, or the suburb of the polycentric metropolis

using the energy transition in mobility to serve policy initiatives addressing the decline of population

Master thesis (2017)

Authors

W.A.P. Kamphuis Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

M.C. Stellingwerff (supervisor 1)
A. Snijders (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2017 Wouter Kamphuis
Public transport Mobility Station Hypoloop Cablecar
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Published Date

04-07-2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

If we do not anticipate for a transport revolution within 10 years, we
are forced back to autarkic ways of life. Transport and our built environment
are greatly interrelated. What if we could look at transport from the point of
urban development? Is it possible to assess why a mode of transport is right
for a city based on an urban impact we wish to establish? These questions
rely on understanding transport, demographic change and government
policies. The challenge faced is how the energy transition in mobility can
serve policy initiatives addressing the decline of population. This thesis is
structured in five main chapters: (1) Introduction, referring to aim, scope and
methodology; (2) literature review regarding transport revolutions,
conditions, effects and future predictions; (3) demographics, trends in the
Netherlands, parkstad and related policies; (4) choices in urban
development & transport; (5) conclusions and recap findings. This research
states the importance of rethinking mobility towards demographic trends.