February 20th , 2019

Utrecht

Nicolaas BeetsDutch Special Urban Envoy

(Urban Agenda for the EU)

On behalf of the Minister of the Interior and

Kingdom Relations, mrs Kajsa Ollongren

City Dynamics on the National and

EU level

Flourishing Cities Nieuwbouw grote steden

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People meet in Cities, Things happen

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Cities were not always ‘hot’

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Sixties – Eighties; moving out of the Center5

Old Industry moved out And new moved in

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Luis Bettencourt ‘A City works like a star’, attracting people andaccelerating social interaction and social outputs

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Netherlands polycentric Urban Landscape; Network City9

Giethoorn and Chinese

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Tailormade City deals, Rotterdam South, Housing, Planning

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All

National Vision on the Environment (NOVI)

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Urban Agenda for the EU

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International Goals

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Amsterdam Bratislava Malta

Urban Poverty Urban Mobility Sustainable Land Use

Inclusion of

MigrantsCircular Economy

Energy Transition

Air Quality Digital TransitionInnovative Public

Procurement

Housing Jobs and SkillsClimate Adaptation

Sofia

Cultural Heritage

Security in

Public Spaces

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