Spatial analysis of residential development processes:uncovering the Dutch densification potential

Urban areas are rapidly transforming. This is particularly true in the Netherlands where residential development is continuing to claim agricultural land alongside with transforming vacant industrial buildings or filling under-used sites. How to steer future urban development is the topic of heated debates and especially the potential of urban transformations to accommodate the projected growth in housing stock is questioned. We study the feasibility of further intensification with a spatial analysis approach that distinguishes different residential development processes and quantifies their r... Mehr ...