De enige complete inleiding in het vakgebied Ruimtelijke Ordening en Planologie voor het hbo;

stimuleert studenten om zelf na te denken over omgevingsvraagstukken;

bevat veel casussen, opdrachten en oefeningen.

Basisboek Ruimtelijke Ordening en Planologie gaat over onze leefomgeving en hoe deze tot stand komt en tot stand gekomen is. Het boek geeft uitleg over de veel voorkomende typen ruimtegebruik in verschillende omgevingsgebieden en is bedoeld als inleiding op het vakgebied. De belangrijk...

An illustrated monograph celebrating the twenty-year journey of one of Scandinavia's most renowned urban landscape architects.

Study Skills for Town and Country Planning incorporates a basic introduction to studying planning, a 'how to' for students to develop a relevant set of skills to succeed in their degree, plus a guide to applying those skills in a very practical and diverse workplace.

With contributions from academics across the globe, this book showcases how you can use data analysis for better and more effective urban planning and management.

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...

Light Rail Transit Systems: 61 Lessons in Sustainable Urban Development shows how to design and operate light rail to maximize its social benefits. Readers will learn how to understand the value of light rail and tactics on its effective integration into communities. It uses strong supporting evidence and theory drawn from the author's team and their extensive experience in developing new light rail systems.

The book uses numerous case studies to demonstrate how key concepts can bridge the ge...

In this new edition of the standard text on the theory and practice of urban regeneration, there are case studies and examples of best practice throughout, and a whole section devoted to international and comparative regeneration.

Offers an introduction to technical and constructional open space planning, with all the relevant topics, from the most common materials and surfaces to the construction of open space elements and the use of plants.

"What does the landscape architect actually do as a design?" The authors investigate this seemingly simple question. What resources are available for designing open spaces? What part is played by conditions deriving from nature? How are locations and spaces created in the open air, how are paths routed and boundaries set, how are hard and soft materials used? Drawing on practical and theoretical experience, this introduction, often used as a textbook, reveals the central components of design ...

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...