The Randstad : a research and policy laboratory /

Randstad Holland is the urbanized western part of the Netherlands. It contains the four largest cities of the country: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. The name Randstad (rim city) refers to the distinctive shape of the conurbation, a horseshoe of cities around an open agricultural and r...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dieleman, F. M., Musterd, Sako
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1992]
Series:GeoJournal library ; v. 20.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The restructuring of Randstad Holland / F.M. Dieleman & S. Musterd
  • The Randstad : playground of physical planners / H. van der Wusten & A. Faludi
  • Changes in the residential function of the big cities / R.B. Jobse & S. Musterd
  • Housing and physical planning / F.M. Dieleman & R. van Engelsdorp Gastelaars
  • A world city paradox : firms and the urban fabric / M. de Smidt
  • The Randstad : a welfare region? / R.C. Kloosterman & J.G. Lambooy
  • Randstad infrastructure : its use and its deficiencies / P. Rietveld & W. Stam
  • Randstad policy on infrastructure and transportation : high ambitions, poor results / H. Priemus & P. Nijkamp
  • The provision and use of public services and facilities in the Randstad / G. Molenaar & J. Floor
  • Provision of services and the welfare state / A.P.N. Nauta & H. van der Wusten
  • The restructuring and growth of the Randstad cities : current policy issues / A. Kreukels.