Westflank HaarlemmermeerLegal norms versus project architecture

Sebastian Dembski Amsterdam, 7 September 2012

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•Amsterdam Metropolitan Area

IJ Lake

Amsterdam

Haarlem Almere

Schiphol

Utrecht

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•Westflank Haarlemmermeer

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•Integral Approach1. Housing (10,000 units; 1,000 high density 60-65/ha,

the rest low density 10-35/ha; 30/70 social/market)

2. Water Management

■ 2m cubic metre seasonal storage

■ 1m cubic metre peak storage

3. Green development

■ 900ha

■ Park 21 (Haarlemmermeer)

4. Public Transport (Express Bus) (City-Region A’dam)

5. Sustainability

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•Actors1. Project Partners

■ Province of North-Holland (lead partner)

■ Municipality of Haarlemmermeer

■ National Real Estate & Development Corporation (RVOB) on behalf of National Government

■ Water Board Rijnland2. Other actors

■ Ministry of Economic Affairs (EL&I)

■ Schiphol Airport

■ …

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•Framework1. Studie

■Onderwerp

■Onderwerp

2. Studie

■Onderwerp

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•Twee studies

1. Studie

■Onderwerp

■Onderwerp

2. Studie

■Onderwerp

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•Haarlemmer Lake (1850)1. Studie

■Onderwerp

■Onderwerp

2. Studie

■Onderwerp

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•Water Problems1. Studie

■Onderwerp

■Onderwerp

2. Studie

■Onderwerp

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•Housing Shortage1. Studie

■Onderwerp

■Onderwerp

2. Studie

■Onderwerp

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•Key Factor Schiphol Airport 1947 1955

1961

1985 2003

2008

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•380kV Power Line1. Air Traffic Safety

■LIB

2. Nota Ruimte

■20Ke contour

3. High Voltage Power Lines

■SEV II

■Wro

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•Limit(ation)s1. Air Traffic Safety

■LIB

2. Nota Ruimte

■20Ke contour

3. High Voltage Power Lines

■SEV II

■Wro

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•Working Hypotheses1. Regulation is so limiting, that the slightest change in the

project conditions makes it impossible to achieve the policy objectives.

2. Rather than looking at regulations, we can look at interaction (governance). Has the national government be involved sufficiently and made a problem owner of the Westflank project? Is it a problem of negotiation?

3. The practice of development projects in the Netherlands with organisational and financial integration is strength and weakness at the same time.