Strategic study on the utilization of underground space in the Netherlands

✍ Scribed by J. Edelenbos; R. Monnikhof; J. Haasnoot; F. van der Hoeven; E. Horvat; R. van der Krogt

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 726 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0886-7798
• DOI: 10.1016/s0886-7798(98)00043-1

✦ Synopsis

otwithstanding the adverse conditions for utilization of under{~ound space in Holland, interest in the possibilit:ies for underground space use is increasing in the Netherlands. This is partly a result of the growing complexity and the increasing number of infrastructural and spatial planning problems, which are moreover compounded by an ever-increasing awareness of "quality" aspects, such as the environment, nature and liveability. This interest is not confined to underground alternatives in major projects (generally infrastructural) currently in preparati.on, but is also directed at the question of what benefits unde:rground construction could contribute in general to the future development of the Netherlands.

In that context, it was recognized that a need existed for a more comprehensive and in-depth vision of uses of the underground domain. This "strategic vision" would have to indicate the extent to which underground construction could offer structural solutions able to absorb part of the future pressure to co:aserve scarce space and environmen-