Big cities reaching their limits? Experts debate the issue at PROVADA

Met z'n allen inzien dat de trek van platteland naar steden de komende jaren blijft toenemen. Maar ook bewustzijn creëren dat er grenzen zijn aan de verdichting van steden. Dát hopen Erik Faber, partner van Fakton Development en Ellen van Bueren, hoogleraar Management van Stedelijke Ontwikkeling aan de TU Delft, te bereiken met het G5 debat op de PROVADA 2025. Van Bueren: 'We gaan hoe dan ook verdichten in de steden. Hoe doe je dat op een verantwoorde manier? Hoeveel ga je investeren? Welke rol hebben publieke en private partijen? Waar liggen de knelpunten?'

A house with a garden in a quiet neighborhood: that's what nine out of ten Dutch people wanted most about thirty years ago, says Erik Faber. Only ten percent preferred an apartment. What's more, cities were emptying out until the 1980s, Faber continues. 'Now it's the other way around: we want to cluster together, and the migration from the countryside to the city has increased enormously. Almost eighty percent of new housing construction now consists of apartments. Cities offer jobs, well-organized public transport, and sufficient amenities.'

'The cause? Demographic and socioeconomic reasons. Take a city like Rotterdam: in 2025, 72 percent of the population will consist of single- and two-person households, with only 28 percent being families. And don't forget that the population continues to grow. The forecast is 20 million Dutch people in 2050.'

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