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Spatial Planning

2 published articles in this topic.

explainerAviationSpatial PlanningInfrastructureHousingEnvironment

Schiphol: what if the airport is in the wrong place?

A current-scale move to Flevoland has not been shown to create more Dutch social value than retaining Schiphol. But testing the idea reveals a real, still-unpriced opportunity cost in reserving a 2,787-hectare, highly connected Randstad transport node and some surrounding spatial capacity for aviation.

24 September 202632 min read

explainerHousingSpatial PlanningLocal GovernmentPublic Finance

Planned but Not Built: Why the Netherlands Cannot Deliver Enough Homes

Dutch housing projects can fail at different stages for different reasons. Fragmented authority does not create every constraint, but it can leave land, infrastructure, finance, legal approval, and accountability unresolved between institutions.

5 August 202633 min read

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