ABSTRACT
The approach to Schiphol airport in the Netherlands by air affords fascinating views of a meticulously arranged countryside. The development of towns and villages has been neatly contained; the land has been efficiently parcelled by reclamation or land consolidation schemes. The view gives the distinct impression that one is landing in a planned society where individuals relinquish their property rights for purposes of public coordination (Cox 1973). The best imaginable results of physical planning seem to have been achieved in the Netherlands.
