OECD Rural Policy Reviews
Subtitle: Netherlands 2008
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD Rural Policy Reviews; OECD reviews of rural policy
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9789264041974
Subjects: Governance; Rural and Regional Development Urban
Description: Faced with high population density, close proximity of urban areas and urban-rural linkages, rural areas in the Netherlands have witnessed a gradual disappearance of characteristically rural landscapes and a deterioration of biodiversity. Future developments will increase pressures on rural land use, making a policy framework to address these challenges only more pertinent. This comprehensive review of rural policy in the Netherlands examines the character of rural areas in the Netherlands and how they have evolved.  It then examines rural policies and their decentralisation, rural land use planning, and landscape and nature policies. The final chapters discusses how to  strengthen rural policies in the Netherlands.  The book includes a series of recommendations.
Table of contents: title: Assessment and Recommendations; title: Chapter 1. Profile and Challenges of Rural Netherlands; title: Key points; title: Introduction; title: 1.1. What are the rural areas in the Netherlands?; title: 1.2. Character of rural areas in the Netherlands; title: 1.2.1. Rural land and landscape; title: 1.2.2. Rural population; title: 1.2.3. The rural economy; title: 1.2.4. Rural economic performance; title: 1.2.5. Social conditions; title: 1.2.6. Environmental conditions; title: 1.3. Future developments; title: 1.3.1. Demography; title: 1.3.2. Rural economy; title: 1.3.3. Social conditions; title: 1.3.4. Environment; title: 1.3.5. Land use; title: 1.4. What are the challenges for rural areas in the Netherlands?; title: Notes; title: Chapter 2. Rural Policies in the Netherlands; title: 2.1. Rural policy in the Netherlands; title: 2.2. Decentralisation; title: 2.2.1. Coherence and comprehensiveness of national rural policies; title: 2.3. Rural land use planning; title: 2.3.1. Governance frameworks; title: 2.4. Landscape and nature policies; title: 2.4.1. Involvement of local government and private actors; title: 2.4.2. Conclusion; title: Chapter 3. Strengthening Rural Policies in the Netherlands; title: 3.1. Decentralisation; title: 3.2. Land use planning; title: 3.3. Landscape and biodiversity policies; title: 3.4. Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: Évaluation et recommandations; title: Conclusies en Aanbevelingen