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Rise of the Succesfull Urban Park The Amsterdam Green Survey: A Park as a Centre of Economic Attraction. Jos Gadet Physical Planning Department Amsterdam. ‘Parks: from green oases to places of urban life’ The Economist. Overflowing crowds as an indicator of succes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jos GadetPhysical Planning Department Amsterdam
Rise of the Succesfull Urban Park
The Amsterdam Green Survey: A Park as a Centre of Economic Attraction
1 januari 2003
‘Parks: from green oases to places of urban life’
The Economist
1 januari 2003
Overflowing crowds as an indicator of succes
1 januari 2003
Growth caused by ‘new urbanites’
↓ private space → ↑ public space
versatile activity patterns
working places are getting footloose
digital revolution: • cloud computing • permanent connectivity stimulates face to face contacts
• vicinity!!!!!!!!!
• different uses!!!!!!!!!
• other people!!!!!!!! Activity as an Attraction in Itself
that imposes park requirements
1 januari 2003
Parks as a decisive location factor
• 40 percent of the ‘new urbanites’ that own a firm, the proximity of a park was a crucial issue to found their firm on a specific location.
• for about 50 percent of the well-educated Amsterdam urbanites the nearness of a park was a crucial issue to buy or rent a dwelling
• succesfull parks generate private investments
• succesfull parks increase real estate values