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