Print Email Facebook Twitter Taxing land for urban containment: Reflections on a Dutch debate Title Taxing land for urban containment: Reflections on a Dutch debate Author Korthals Altes, W.K. Faculty OTB Research Institute Date 2009-12-31 Abstract Excessive land use regulations aimed at containing urban sprawl have been criticised, because they may overcompensate for the external effects of uncontrolled greenfield development and contribute to stagnation in house building. Taxes on building in green spaces may be an instrument for balancing urban growth and the protection of the landscape. This paper discusses development tax and puts it in the context of other planning instruments. It reviews a recent policy debate in the Netherlands relating to the introduction of an open space tax and the research into this tax . It also investigates the policy process, which resulted in the tax not being introduced. Finally, conclusions are drawn as to whether the taxation of development may be a useful instrument to complement other planning measures. Subject development planningtaxation; urban sprawlNetherlandsopen spaces To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a90d59ad-071c-44eb-a9bb-ae909626accc ISSN 0264-8377 Source Land use policy 26(2), 233-241. (2009) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2009 Korthals Altes, W.K. Files PDF 225363.pdf 255.4 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:a90d59ad-071c-44eb-a9bb-ae909626accc/datastream/OBJ/view