Symposium examines ways to reduce land take
A symposium report from the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency examines efforts in other European Union member states to reduce urban development. The discussion follows the European objective of achieving “No Net Land Take in 2050,” which the report says took Dutch spatial planners by surprise and prompted questions about lessons that countries can share.
A symposium report from the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency examines approaches to reducing land take and urban development in European Union member states.
The report focuses on the European objective of achieving “No Net Land Take in 2050.” It says the objective took spatial planners in the Netherlands by surprise.
According to the report, other member states have been actively working to reduce their urban development for years. Their experiences form the basis for examining what countries can learn from one another.
The source does not provide details about specific member states, policies, projects, symposium participants or recommended next steps.
THE QUESTIONS THIS EVENT LEAVES BEHIND
What assumptions about future urban growth underpin the No Net Land Take in 2050 objective?
Which interests could benefit or lose from reducing urban development?
What conditions made earlier efforts in other member states possible?
How might the objective affect housing, infrastructure, or economic development?
What measures would determine whether land take has actually been reduced?
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