Preserving panoramic views along motorways through policy
Motorway design is not merely a matter of pure functionalism. Naturally, its main purpose is to accommodate efficient transportation to and from a large number of places. However, aesthetic aspects…
Binnenstedelijke gebiedsontwikkeling komt moeilijk van de grond. Zeker in tijden van crisis. Er zijn exploitatietekorten en externe financieringsbronnen, zoals de reserves van het gemeentelijk…
Vergroening van het Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid: effecten op biodiversiteit in landbouwgebieden op EU schaal
De door de Europese Commissie voorgestelde ‘vergroening’ van het Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid (GLB) remt de achteruitgang in biodiversiteit af, met name in regio’s met intensieve landbouw…
Greening the Common Agricultural Policy: impacts on farmland biodiversity on an EU scale
‘Greening’ the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), as proposed by the EC, will slow down the decline in farmland biodiversity, most notably in intensive farming areas. Extensively farmed areas are…
Agglomeration economies in European regions: perspectives for objective 1 regions
Economic growth is one of the main European policy objectives of structural funds targeted at objective 1 regions, where development is lagging behind. An empirical analysis on growth differentials…
Evolution of anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions of air pollutants at global and regional scales during the 1980–2010 period
Several different inventories of global and regional anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions are assessed for the 1980–2010 period. The species considered in this study are carbon monoxide…
RCP2.6: exploring the possibility to keep global mean temperature increase below 2°C
The RCP2.6 emission and concentration pathway is representative of the literature on mitigation scenarios aiming to limit the increase of global mean temperature to 2°C. These scenarios form the low…
De populariteit van landelijk wonen houdt aan, zo blijkt uit de woonvoorkeuren van consumenten en de prijsontwikkeling van woningen in plattelandsregio’s zoals het Groene Hart en de Utrechtse…
Continuity and Change in the Provision of Land for Social Housing in the Netherlands
After being introduced in the US in the 1970s, inclusionary housing is now found around the world. Even the Netherlands, which is known for its tradition of public land and housing provision, has…
Quo Vadis MRIO? Methodological, data and institutional requirements for multi-region input–output analysis
In a multi-region input-output (MRIO) model, national input-output tables representing financial transactions between economic sectors within a country, and trade flow tables showing the value of…
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