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  1. EU policy options for climate and energy beyond 2020

    The EU has set itself the ambition of an 80% reduction of greenhouse gases by 2050. Such a drastic reduction requires a much more vigorous renewal of the energy system. Setting a target for...

  2. A hedonic price analysis of the value of industrial sites

    Hedonic price modelling is a widely used technique to explain the value of different types of properties. Following the notion that city areas may suffer from devaluation, poses the question of...

  3. The long-term relationship between land use and employment on industrial sites in the Netherlands

    Popular forecasting models for long-term planning of industrial sites assume a strong linear relationship between employment and land use. New Dutch panel data for 1997 to 2008 were used to test...

  4. Greenhouse gas emission reduction proposals and national climate policies of major economies

    Since the climate negotiations that took place in Copenhagen, in 2009, many countries have submitted quantitative economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, proposals, and actions for...

  5. Evaluating regeneration policies for rundown industrial sites in the Netherlands

    Systematic evaluations of regeneration policies and programmes for industrial sites are scarce. This is particularly the case for evaluations that aim to examine whether policy objectives have been...

  6. Climate and Energy Roadmaps towards 2050 in north-western Europe

    Although energy markets are interlinked and energy companies operate internationally, European countries have a strong national focus in their climate and energy policies. Countries have little...

  7. Air Pollution Policy in Europe: Quantifying the Interaction with Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change Policies

    An analysis of several variants of EU’s air pollution policies for the year 2020 shows that that carbon prices will fall, but not more than 33%, although they could drop to zero when the EU agrees...

  8. Regional population and household projections, 2011–2040: Marked regional differences

    The regional population and household projections for 2011 to 2040 presents future developments in the population and number of households per municipality in the Netherlands. This article...

  9. What makes firms leave the neighbourhood?

    Limited attention has been paid to how neighbourhood conditions affect firm relocation choices. Using a panel dataset (1999-2006) of actual firm relocations in the Netherlands, the effect of...

  10. Once an outsider, always an outsider? The accessibility of the Dutch rural housing market among locals and non-locals

    Are intended movers with a preference for rural living able to move to their preferred rural location? One of the most pressing questions addressed in the rural gentrification literature is whether...