Het beleid van het Ministerie van VROM ten aanzien van permanente bewoning van recreatiewoningen heeft veel gemeenten tot de keuze gedwongen om te legaliseren, formeel te gedogen, of te handhaven. Een argument in de discussie is de waarde van recreatiewoningen voor toerisme en recreatie. In deze...

Regional economic development has experienced considerable dynamism over recent years. Perhaps the most notable cases were the rise of China and India to emergent country status by the turn of the millennium. With time now for hindsight, this book identifies some of the key forces behind these...

This study uses the network approach to trace mechanisms of coordination inside the Dutch horticultural complex of Zuid-Holland. The methodology proposed and applied combines the analysis based on the flows of goods and services, the analysis of the interlocking system and a so-called "shock...

This paper explores the side activities of non-farmers in rural areas in the Netherlands and more specifically their start up motives. A side activity is a small-scale home-based activity, which provides a supplementary income to the household. Side activities may have the potential to diversify...