ABSTRACT
The flourishing economy of the Amsterdam region has caused enormous pressure on the land market. Both the city and its extended region are attracting large numbers of new people and businesses. Old residential areas are being restructured and dilapidated industrial sites are being renovated. Open space in the city is under pressure. And rural areas surrounding the city are being targeted as locations for new housing projects, industrial zones, and other urban functions. Infrastructure is encroaching on the open landscape in the form of new regional links. In the Amsterdam region, the potential offered by rural areas seems to be one of the factors contributing to increasing prosperity.
