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New book: Wil Zonneveld & Vincent Nadin (eds) (2021) The Randstad: A polycentric metropolis.

New book: Wil Zonneveld & Vincent Nadin (eds) (2021) The Randstad: A polycentric metropolis.

New book: Wil Zonneveld & Vincent Nadin (eds) (2021) The Randstad: A polycentric metropolis. Abingdon/New York: Routledge. 361 pages, 54 bw illustrations.   On New Year’s Eve Routledge published a new book in the series Regions and Cities: The Randstad: a polycentric metropolis. Edited by Wil Zonneveld and Vincent Nadin the book contains 16 chapters...
Randstad Seminar: The Spatial implications of Energy Transition: Tuesday 31 March 2015

Randstad Seminar: The Spatial implications of Energy Transition: Tuesday 31 March 2015

The next Randstad Seminar takes place on Tuesday 31 March 2015, around the central theme of The Spatial implications of Energy Transition. TU Delft Science Centre Mijnbouwstraat 120, 2628 RX Delft 015 278 5200 Collegezaal Tuesday March 31, 2015 15:00-18:00 hs. Save the Date!   While energy issues correspond to an already well established research...
Randstad Seminar: Urban farming in city regions: a relevant topic for spatial planning and design?

Randstad Seminar: Urban farming in city regions: a relevant topic for spatial planning and design?

Urbanism Randstad Research Programme Regional Governance, Planning and Design Research Cluster Research Seminar: March 20th, from 15:00-17:00 at OTB, TU Delft, Hugo Priemus Zaal TOPIC: Urban farming in city regions: a relevant topic for spatial planning and design? Urban farming has received a lot of attention in the last few years. For many, food production...
Aart de Koning wins KIVI-NIRIA Cuperusprijs

Aart de Koning wins KIVI-NIRIA Cuperusprijs

We are very proud to announce that a former student of SPS won this prestigious prize and we congratulate him! The prize is given every two years to the best master thesis in the field of transport planning in the Netherlands. Aart de Koning conducted research into a new public transport system for the harbour...
NWO Grant on the Implementation of TOD

NWO Grant on the Implementation of TOD

Supported by the Delft Infrastructures & Mobility Initiative (DIMI), the chair of Spatial Planning & Strategy conducted an inventory of Transport Oriented Development (TOD) strategies in the Netherlands, BESTNET. This research into current Dutch practices concluded that the TOD concept is embraced by policy makers in regions but that implementation is hampered by persistent governance,...

Photo album for Randstad 2040

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Randstad 2040 Expert Meeting 14th – 16th December 2008

Future Randstad 2040 An International Perspective Vincent Nadin   In December 2008 TU Delft in collaboration with VROM and the Vereniging Deltametropool organised an international review of Randstad 2040. Eleven guests with leading academic and practice backgrounds in other countries accepted our invitation to engage in debate with representatives of Dutch government, agencies and NGOs....
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