MODELLING THE IMPACT OF TELECOMMUTING ON FUTURE URBANISATION IN THE NETHERLANDS

ABSTRACT Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have evolved to such a level that they can facilitate people's access to opportunities in virtual space (through telecommuting, teleshopping, e‐learning, and so forth) along with accessing them in physical space. A hybrid space is there...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 2008-04, Vol.99 (2), p.160-177
Main Authors: MUHAMMAD, SAIM, OTTENS, HENK F.L., DE JONG, TOM
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Economic development
Economic geography
Human geography
hybrid space
Information and communication technologies
Land use
Living arrangements
Modelling
Netherlands
Telecommuting
Telework
the Netherlands
Urban geography
urban modelling
Urban space
urbanisation patterns
Urbanization
Urbanization. Country-town relationships
virtual space
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:ABSTRACT Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have evolved to such a level that they can facilitate people's access to opportunities in virtual space (through telecommuting, teleshopping, e‐learning, and so forth) along with accessing them in physical space. A hybrid space is therefore emerging, which will have consequences for people's spatial behaviour. In particular telecommuting is expected to change residential preferences and affect future urbanisation patterns. To explore this assertion, residential land‐use allocation in the 2000 to 2030 period is projected for the Netherlands using a specially designed set of linked models for two scenarios (physical space and hybrid space). Results indicate that urban decentralisation and deconcentration are likely to accelerate because of increasing telecommuting. Attractive regions to live in at medium distances from large cities will in particular be confronted with new urban pressure of a sprawling nature. Urban policies have to be reconsidered to cope with these new spatial development trends.
ISSN:0040-747X
1467-9663
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9663.2008.00452.x