The mode of planing for infrastructure has changed in the Netherlands. As elsewhere, a hierarchic mode of planning has been replaced by regulatory relationships among stakeholders. The authors present a lens through which some of these changes are brought into focus: the new form of cooperation,...

The authors analyze agri-environmental schemes (AES) from the perspective of new institutional economics (NIE). The field of NIE studies the effect of institutions on the decisions of economic actors. Policy is intended to shape institutions and thus influence behavior. NIE is therefore...

It is increasingly being recognised that the housing sector can contribute to reductions in the levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂). The renewal of existing residential areas offers opportunities to reduce CO₂ emissions. However, technical options for CO₂-reduction, such as insulation, solar energy,...