An Urbanisation Monitoring System for Strategic Planning

JanJaap Harts, Kees Maat and Henk Ottens
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JanJaap Harts: Utrecht University
Kees Maat: Delft University of Technology
Henk Ottens: Utrecht University

Chapter 17 in Planning Support Systems in Practice, 2003, pp 315-329 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Efficient use of land is a major goal in urban planning strategies. In densely populated regions, where land available for urban expansion has become scarce, urbanisation policies promote compact urban development along with good spatial quality. National policy in the Netherlands seeks to reduce the consumption of urban land. This chapter describes and discusses the design, implementation and application of an instrument to monitor these strategic planning goals. It is based on current, generally available administrative and statistical data sets and on geo-information technology. The Urban Pattern, Density and Diversity (UPDD) Monitor makes it possible to translate the policy goals into indicators and to measure and visualise urban development for ex post policy evaluation. However, some problems with the interpretation of the indicators’ values could not be completely solved. Moreover, future policy changes will make periodic adjustment of the instrument inevitable.

Keywords: Urban Land; Policy Goal; Dwelling Unit; Urban Density; Urban Pattern (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-24795-1_17

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