The Randstad metropolitan region encompassing Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht in the western Netherlands is regarded worldwide as a model of a ‘su

Randstad Holland is the urbanized western part of the Netherlands. It contains the four largest cities of the country: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrec

A unique comparative study based on funded research, of eleven city regions across three continents looking at changes over the last 30 years. Detailed changes

Based on funded research of 13 city regions across three continents, this comparative study looks at changes in land use since 1970. The socio-economic and phys

Thanks to reality and the stubborn resistance of history to accommodate urban planning, often cities of about the same size wind up fairly close to each other a