What makes a city: Urban quality in Euralille, Amsterdam South Axis and Rotterdam Central

Jan Jacob Trip
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Jan Jacob Trip: Delft University of Technology

Chapter 5 in Railway Development, 2008, pp 79-99 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Many HST station areas take shape as what we may call international business centres: locations that aim to attract the offices of, in particular, internationally-oriented producer services. Euralille, for example, was developed explicitly as a European Business Centre; in Amsterdam, international banks did in effect initiate the development of the South Axis before local authorities joined in. The HST may facilitate the development of an international business centre mainly for two reasons. First, it provides additional transport facilities, which are important as knowledge-intensive activities still very much depend on face-to-face contacts. Second, it provides an image that suits international business. Neither is indispensable: exemplary centres of international business such as La Défense or Canary Wharf can do without. But for cities of a somewhat smaller calibre, the HST is considered a must-have.

Keywords: Real Estate; Public Space; Station Area; Shopping Centre; Functional Programme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-1972-4_5

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