Retail Development in The Netherlands: Evaluating the Effects of Radical Changes in Planning Policy

Erwin van der Krabben

European Planning Studies, 2008, vol. 17, issue 7, 1029-1048

Abstract: After long years of a protective national retail planning policy, the Dutch national government decided in 2004 on a radical shift with respect to this policy, by abolishing restrictive retail regulations. The provinces have recently responded by reinstalling the main elements of the national retail planning model at the regional level. This article shows that nevertheless unintended structural changes in the Dutch retail landscape have occurred. Building on theoretical perspectives on institutional change and normative approaches to planning, the article evaluates the rationale behind the shifts in the planning regime and the extent to which the “new” planning regime meets the conditions for a collaborative planning approach. Additionally, regional differences in the effectiveness of retail planning are analysed and related to regional differences in the planning regime.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/09654310902949596

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