Sustainable Restructuring Of

An Industrial Area

Nieuw-Mathenesse, Schiedam

SISCo Project Closing ConferenceSouthampton, 24th November 2011

Schiedam is part of the Rotterdam Urban Region

Nieuw-Mathenesse: sense of urgency

Intervention necessary to prevent further

decay

Development of high quality urban living

areas at short distance

Long term lease contracts for land use

are coming to an end

City council orders sustainable redevelopment

with investing opportunities for

‘cradle-to-cradle’ approach

Nieuw-Mathenesse: incentives

Renewal is already initiated by individual

businesses

Environmental legacy forces businesses

to invest in reducing environmental load

Nieuw-Mathenesse is a highly desired

industrial zone

The city council supports the development

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A changing perspective

From redevelopping former industrial

areas towards city waterfronts

To a new balance between

industrial areas and

urban living environments

Assignment:

How can industries and housing areas

exist side by side and make up

an attractive urban environment?

Approach: sustainable restructuring

Decreasing environmental drawback of industries

Upgrading the attraction of the area:

buildings, public space and land use

Keeping distance between industries and

housing areas by ‘zoning’

Provide opportunities for future economic growth

Intensification in land use

TODAYFUTURE

Intermezzo – national law and policy

Spatial Planning Act

Strategic plan:

- Policy outlines

- General indications for development

- (Sustainability) ambitions

- Implementation plan

Zoning plan:

- Specific rules for development

- Statutory (environmental) norms

- Assess for building plans

Environment and sustainable development

• Norms/prescriptions/regulations

(air, noise, soil, water, flora and fauna,

perilous substances)

• Policy: environmental policy, climate policy,

but also: mobility policy, purchase policy,

etc.

Intermezzo – national law and policy

Other instruments

• Agreements/public-private partnership

• Subsidies and incentive schemes

• Knowledge and support

• Conditions with land sale

• Quality-team

• Parkmanagement

• New instruments?

Intermezzo – national law and policy

Ambition Nieuw-Mathenesse

• Increase quality and presentation of

businesses and public space

• Good accessibility for all road users

• Provide establishment conditions for

distilleries and related companies

• Increase amount of jobs

• Decrease environmental draw back

“Sustainability Pays Off in Nieuw-Mathenesse”

Six themes:

- Considerate use of space

- Water and landscaping

- Traffic and transport

- Energy and waste

- To built sustainable

- Doning business sustainable

Main goal of SISCo:

“…develop joint practical solutions in order to integrate sustainability (social, economic and environmental aspects) throughout the planning process…”

Question: Is it possible to secure aspects of sustainability

in spatial plans?

Answer: secure certain aspects – yes;

secure high sustainability ambitions – no;

but incorporate them in area (re)development – yes!

Tool ‘under construction’

Sustainable area development:

• Spatial policy

• Environmental policy

• Economic policy

• Financial instruments

• Incentives (devices)

Policies

Spatial:

- Zoning plan (defining location and

land use)

- Plan defining quality of appearance

Environmental:

- Six themes

- Defined goals

Economic:

- Business typology, quality, employment

Process

Financial:

- Development cost-benefit calculation

- Area decree

- Long term groundlease contracts

Stimulation and support:

- Architects/mass study

- DCBAΩ-method

- Parkmanagement

- More? To be developed!