Wat wij willen is nog nooit gedaan

Bob Witman, Kirsten Hannema, Catja Edens, Mirjam van Immerzeel, Mark Hendriks, Dirk van Harten, J. A. van Staalduine

It's never been done, but it's desperately needed. 'What we want has never been done' explores the route to a fully integrated construction process; whereby all parties are jointly able to realize projects with a major social impact with an eye to each other's interests. In practice, a truly integrated approach often gets stuck in a wish scenario, because the world of planning and building can be unruly. Nevertheless, if the Netherlands is to tackle the major spatial challenges of the coming decades, integral cooperation is crucial. An extra million houses, energy transition, mobility, economic growth, climate adaptation: these are just a few of the urgent tasks that are in the waiting room. Only on the basis of a shared vision of the future and with a coordinating arm from The Hague can the Netherlands combine social prosperity with a sustainable living environment in the coming...