Rational decision-making requires an assessment of all pros and cons of choice possibilities, including non-market effects such as environmental and spatial externalities. In the past decades various decision support and evaluation methods have been developed in which a market evaluation played...

In the practice of spatial economic planning for the near and far future, regional planners in most cases are confronted with often conflicting interests of stakeholders in a region. In this paper we will apply the 'spider model' as an expert approach to the process of building consensus between...

Urban green spaces play an important role in improving quality of life and sustainability in cities and require a careful empirical assessment. Several factors such as social, economic, ecological or planning aspects, and several functions such as utilization, production, employment, education,...

Urban green spaces play an important role in improving quality of life and sustainability in cities and require a careful empirical assessment. Several factors such as social, economic, ecological or planning aspects, and several functions such as utilization, production, employment, education,...

In the practice of spatial economic planning for the near and far future, regional planners in most cases are confronted with often conflicting interests of stakeholders in a region. In this paper we will apply the ‘spider model’ as an expert approach to the process of building consensus...