New Economic and Demographic Realities towards new relationships The Dutch case and the Amsterdam approach Hamburg METREX expert meeting 21/1/2011 Juliane Kürschner & Julian Jansen, City of Amsterdam, Physical Planning Department
Traditional national policy focusses on equal growth distribution
Population decline in peripheral regions despite policy
New demographic and economic developments: aging population
Shrinking labour force enforces spatial concentrations of growth and decline Total population 2010: 16,6 mio 2040: 17,5 mio
Growing migration to Amsterdam 8
More young people coming to the city and staying longer 7000 Vestiging in Amsterdam naar leeftijd Immigration to Amsterdam per age and time period 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 2000-2002 2003-2005 2006-2008
Growing immigration from EU, less from traditional immigration countries 25000 20000 15000 Buitenlandse vestiging in Amsterdam vanuit soort migratieland 2000-2009 Overige westerse landen EU 15 Nieuwe EU-lidstaten 10000 5000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009* BRIC landen Overige niet-westerse landen Surniname, Turkije, Marokko & Nederlandse Antillen
Amsterdam has a great diversity of metropolitan functions at a small scale Diversity of metropolitan functions per inhabitant (Rosenblat & Cicile, 2003)
Regional concentration of employment and income on national scale
Result: Concentration in metropoles and (brain)drain in periphery Added value per km2 Tipping point of household decline
What to do? Traditional national response would be: Keynesian investment in peripheral regions to counter population and economic decline. But: Would go at the expense of economic motors. Country as a whole would loose out. Not enough people to ensure growth everywhere Accelerated dynamics of concentration Does this mean that growth region Amsterdam has a new responsibility towards peripheral regions?
Responsible Amsterdam: New partnerships with peripheral municipalities
Finding shared visions and strategies with new partners Delfzijl Amsterdam University of Amsterdam Sluis Heerlen
Job creation, new residential areas, same policy everywhere does not work
What if you look from different perspectives than the Daily Urban System? What happens if you look from different perspectives through Skype than the Daily Urban System? Rapper Beunhaas working and living in Oost-Groningen, communicating
What if we establish local ownership of strategies? Rethinking urban refurbishment plans in Heerlen
What if you think about cultural heritage? Mergelgroeve in Limburg Trompenburg, a former rural resort
Best restaurant of NL in Sluis What if we take authenticity and local quality seriously?
Mutual benefits through urban AND rural quality Restructuring the Food Center Amsterdam as urban fresh market (hall)
Growth of quality, instead of quantity
Growth of quality, instead of quantity Red becomes more red; Green becomes more green; Blue becomes more blue
ommercial port 1600-1850 Culture of Dutch Poldermodel
Poldermodel: talking freely about ideas New Processes for mutual benefit Open dialogue Respect towards local interests and problems Looking for joint solutions Achieving consensus Making choices acceptable
Invitation to the city for an open dialogue Campaign for the Structural Vision won Eurocities Award for Participation, 2010
Planning through dreaming, daring and telling stories
Invitation: 2nd meeting in Amsterdam! A rural-urban masterclass Working out concrete strategies together! Sharing solutions! Local and global Working towards publication / end product for EC
Start small Do not exclude others Leave your weapons Focus on the content Share stories No power points Curb your passions Be curious Hold on! The Amsterdam Principles
Invitation: 2nd meeting in Amsterdam!
For questions please contact Julian Jansen (j.jansen@dro.amsterdam.nl) and Juliane Kürschner (j.kurschner@dro.amsterdam.nl)