Amsterdam: planning and policy for the ideal city?

Autor:	Matthew J. Hanka, John I. Gilderbloom, Carrie Beth Lasley
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Teenage pregnancy Environmental justice Economic growth Walkability Geography Planning and Development Per capita Ideal city Sociology Management Monitoring Policy and Law Basic needs Social issues Infant mortality
Zdroj:	Local Environment. 14:473-493
ISSN:	1469-6711 1354-9839
DOI:	10.1080/13549830902903799
Popis:	Is Amsterdam the “ideal city?” Many of the social, economic, and environmental problems facing Amsterdam are considerably less than those in cities in the USA, and in most cases, Western Europe. Amsterdam, at this moment in history, might be the world's greatest city because of its ability to ensure basic necessities, freedom, and creativity. Tolerance of drugs, sexual freedom, along with the integration of different races helps reduce many of the “social problems” faced by most cities. We have compared, on a per capita basis, differences between Amsterdam/Holland and the USA. The Netherlands is a tiny country, and comparisons are made on a city and per capita numbers at the national level. Our data show that Amsterdam has lower crime, murder, rape, drug usage (cocaine, marijuana), teenage pregnancy, diabetes, obesity, suicide, abortion rates, infant mortality, dependence on fossil fuels, and homelessness, and racial segregation is considerably less. People live longer because of Amsterdam's walkability a...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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