Land acquisition in Dutch urban transformation projects : Application of conjoint analysis and game theory to model

A large share of urban development projects in the Netherlands deal with transformation or revitalization of existing urban areas; Greenfield development is becoming scarce because of a large pressure on available space. During the last decades and at present, stagnation occurs in many transformation processes, partially due to a high level of fragmentation in land ownership (Louw, 2008). It seems that development cannot proceed without governmental intervention unless agreement is reached with every individual landowner (Adams et al., 2001a) and, according to Buitelaar et al. (2008), there ar... Mehr ...