In Europe, very large distribution centres (XXL DCs) are increasingly appearing on planning agendas due to their growing spatial footprint and environmental impacts. Although the emergence of XXL DCs has gained traction in academic research, empirical knowledge about the process that leads to their oft-debated location choice, geometry and landscape integration is still scarce. This paper aims to improve our understanding of this process, analysing the decisions of key stakeholders in the planning-development dialectic behind four exemplary XXL DC transactions, in the Netherlands. Our analyses shed light on the motivations of public and private actors as well as the (lack of) planning rules that shape these transactions. We find that specif...
Regional planning and development is continuing to take an important role in planning agendas throug...
Regional planning and development is continuing to take an important role in planning agendas throug...
Purpose: Drawing on changes in the nature of European metropolitan development planning in general, ...
In Europe, very large distribution centres (XXL DCs) are increasingly appearing on planning agendas ...
The logistics industry is an important sector for the Dutch economy. Distribution centres (DCs) are ...
The logistics industry is an important sector for the Dutch economy. Distribution centres (DCs) are ...
Distribution centres are becoming more and more relevant for spatial planning, due to their rapidly ...
Distribution centres are becoming more and more relevant for spatial planning, due to their rapidly ...
In the Netherlands, a shift occurred over the last two decades from positively framed spatial-econom...
Physical distribution, logistics and freight transport are currently being shaped by new tech-nologi...
Like other countries with large ports, the Netherlands developed a policy narrative to acquire a key...
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated cl...
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated cl...
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated cl...
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated cl...
Regional planning and development is continuing to take an important role in planning agendas throug...
Regional planning and development is continuing to take an important role in planning agendas throug...
Purpose: Drawing on changes in the nature of European metropolitan development planning in general, ...
In Europe, very large distribution centres (XXL DCs) are increasingly appearing on planning agendas ...
The logistics industry is an important sector for the Dutch economy. Distribution centres (DCs) are ...
The logistics industry is an important sector for the Dutch economy. Distribution centres (DCs) are ...
Distribution centres are becoming more and more relevant for spatial planning, due to their rapidly ...
Distribution centres are becoming more and more relevant for spatial planning, due to their rapidly ...
In the Netherlands, a shift occurred over the last two decades from positively framed spatial-econom...
Physical distribution, logistics and freight transport are currently being shaped by new tech-nologi...
Like other countries with large ports, the Netherlands developed a policy narrative to acquire a key...
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated cl...
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated cl...
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated cl...
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated cl...
Regional planning and development is continuing to take an important role in planning agendas throug...
Regional planning and development is continuing to take an important role in planning agendas throug...
Purpose: Drawing on changes in the nature of European metropolitan development planning in general, ...