From Maartensdijk to Meerkerk and from Abcoude to Zoeterwoude: the Green Heart is a vast rural area surrounded by the largest Dutch cities. The Green Heart is home to seven hundred thousand people, surrounded by seven million more. The contrast in lifestyles is sometimes stark – city and countryside overlap, and it is this overlap that has brought prosperity to the Dutch Delta for four centuries. For city dwellers, the landscape of the Green Heart is a weekend destination; for residents, it...

Van Maartensdijk tot Meerkerk en van Abcoude tot Zoeterwoude: het Groene Hart is een uitgestrekt landelijk gebied omringd door de grote Nederlandse steden. In het Groene Hart wonen 700.000 mensen, eromheen wonen er zeven miljoen. Het contrast in de manier van leven is soms groot – stad en platteland overlappen elkaar, en precies die overlapping brengt al vier eeuwen welvaart in de Nederlandse delta. Voor de stedeling is het landschap van het Groene Hart een weekendbestemming, voor de inwone...

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Where there are vacancies, there is room for new uses, such as housing and leisure and health-care facilities. This often results in surprising combinations, such as a school or a community centre in a factory complex, a shop in a church or a recreation area in a military zone.

Reuse, Redevelop and Design presents 20 inspiring redevelopment projects. The book addresses the story behind the success of redevelopment in essays on heritage policy, public-private ...