The Randstad: A Polycentric Metropolis

ISBN-13: 9780367699642 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 362 str.

Vincent Nadin

Opis

The Randstad metropolitan region in the western Netherlands is regarded worldwide as a model of a successful polycentric metropolis. This book will provide explanations of the place of complex city regions in the globalisation process, a critical analysis of the Randstad and lessons for strategic planning in other metropolitan regions.

Spis treści

PART I Introduction 1. Introducing the Randstad: a polycentric metropolis PART II The origins of the Randstad 2. The making of the urban structure of the Randstad 3. Urban conf igurations in a dynamic delta landscape 4. Rotterdam: a dynamic polder city in the Randstad 5. The global petroleumscape in the Dutch Randstad: oilspaces and mindsets PART III The dynamics of a complex metropolitan region 6. Randstad Holland between functional entity and political desire 7. Randstad: spatial planning, polycentrism and urban networks 8. The Randstad and its mainports: towards new heterogeneous discourses in Dutch planning 9. Impact of social housing on the social structure of the Randstad 10. Interaction in the Delta: culture, convention and knowledge clusters in the Randstad PART IV Governance, planning and design 11. Randstad: from a spatial planning concept to a place name 12. Governance and power in the metropolitan regions of the Randstad 13. In control of urban sprawl? Examining the effectiveness of national spatial planning in the Randstad, 1958–2018 14. Probing and planning the future of the Dutch Randstad 15. The (im)possible design of the Randstad: perspectives for the future PART V Conclusion and outlook 16. Conclusion and outlook