ABSTRACT
Urbanization, both of existing and of new urban areas, has received much attention in post-war planning policy. In the 15 years up to 1985, when urban renewal legislation came into force, central government pursued an explicit urban renewal policy using existing laws. Public-private partnerships can be made outside the “urban intersections”, but only the designated locations will get extra financial support from central government. More attention is to be paid to the existing housing stock, which is ageing and deteriorating. The percentage of owner-occupied dwellings in the Netherlands has traditionally been lower than in most other West European countries. A policy of “renewing for the neighbourhood” has been replaced by a wider policy of “renewing for the city”. Mobility is a part of physical planning policy currently receiving much attention. Regional socio-economic policy enables central government to influence the distribution of population and economic activities between the regions of the country.
