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The paradox of planning the compact and green city: analyzing land-use change in Amsterdam and Brussels

Authors :
Rowan Arundel
Stella Balikci
Mendel Giezen
Urban Planning (AISSR, FMG)
Political and Economic Geographies (PEG, AISSR, FMG)
Source :
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 65(13), 2387-2411. Routledge
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Strategies applied by urban policy makers in order to achieve sustainable city development may be in conflict with each other because it crosses many disciplines and policy areas. This research focusses on the dilemma between compact city and urban greenspace policies and their influence on actual land-use change in Amsterdam and Brussels. These cases are selected because of their similar urban growth yet diverse policy and governance contexts. We contend that comparing how urban policies try to address this dilemma can provide a deeper understanding of how policy strategies affect land-use change. The results show that densification indeed decreases the quantity (Amsterdam: −4.7% Brussels: −11.9%), average size (A: −3.1% B: −25.6%) and connectivity of urban greenspaces. Observed land-use changes seem disconnected from purported urban greenspace policies, whereas urban development plans seem to dominate changes in greenspace quantity and form.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09640568
Volume :
65
Issue :
13
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f3b9a06f6cee1371941a9d142e483077
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2021.1971069