Creating places of distinction: spatial conditions for climate policies in Flanders-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Creating places of distinction: spatial conditions for climate policies in Flanders

Published:2024-03-25 Issue: Volume: Page:1-17
ISSN:0041-0020
Container-title:Town Planning Review
language:en
Short-container-title:Town Planning Review

Author:

Salet Willem¹,Coppens Tom²

Affiliation:

1. Willem Salet is Professor Emeritus in Urban and Regional Planning in the Department of Planning, Geography and International Development Studies, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166 Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1018WV, Netherlands;.

2. Tom Coppens is Professor at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Design Sciences, Mutsaardstraat 28, Antwerpen 2000, Belgium;.

Abstract

Climate-related challenges are forcing a systemwide spatial reorganisation of Europe’s metropolitan areas. The region of Flanders is an excellent example of this mission. This article explores opportunities for a new mode of spatial organisation in an extremely sprawled urban region. The challenges for a climate-neutral built environment, energy supply and accessibility can be addressed more effectively by integrating mobility and transport policies in a polycentric interconnected urban system of distinct places. Although this article discusses the Flemish case and its historical particularities, our recommendations also benefit other sprawled regions in Europe.

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

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