Jeroen van Schaick, Francisco Colombo, Peter Witsen, Shaping Holland
Regional Design and Planning in the Southern Randstad
M. Akhavan (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
More Info
expand_more
Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.
Abstract
The rapid urbanisation, globalisation trends, and the new urban economy of the 1960s, accompanied by the more contemporary challenges such as climate change, environmental issues, digitalisation, the energy transition, and the circular economy, have forced today’s society to respond and act immediately and adapt our living and working environments accordingly. This necessitates adopting innovative planning tools, tailored policies, and strategies at the local, regional, and national scales. Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a notable shift towards prioritising strategic planning schemes, departing from the conventional focus on large-scale projects for urban renewal and landscape transformation. [...]