1. central places
AR2U080 R&D STUDIO: SPATIAL STRATEGIES FOR THE GLOBAL METROPOLIS (2009-2010 Q3) Tutors: Remon Rooij & Verena Balz
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networks / ACTING Ashley Ballantine 1302396 / Robin Boelsums 1275267 / Tuofu Hu 4046374 / Sven van Oosten 1257730 / Yuli Zhou 4039106
central places
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networks / ACTING Networks and central places of economic activity on the island of IJsselmonde

2. INTER
networks / ACTING
central places
Current economic conditions of the island give urgency for interventions
Shift & Transformation of th
national highway network knowledge central place creative economic central place
national road network business central place spatial node ( central place)
urban road network cosumer central place
source: Han Meyer; City and Port, 08-02-2010
IC IC
M M
Hillegersberg-Schiebroek
Overschie 40.900 Prins Alexander
15.800 89.200
M M
ROTTERDAM-NOORD
200.000
M M
Noord Kralingen-Crooswijk M M
Capelle a/d IJssel IC IC
49.000 52.000 M
M
M
M M
65.400 M
M
M M M
M M
M M
Schiedam M
M
M
M
75.750 Delfshaven M M
M M
70.290 Krimpen a/d IJssel M
M
M
M
M
M
28.900 M
M M
Vlaardingen M
M M
Centrum Feijenoord
M
M
70.400
30.300 72.300 M
M
M
M
ROTTERDAM-ZUID IJsselmonde
Pernis 60.900 M M
M
4.560 200.000 M
Charlois
66.000
M
Ridderkerk M
44.800
Hoogvliet Alblasserdam M
M
36.600 19.000 M M
M
Poortugaal Rhoon M
M
M
9.800 12.700 M
M
Barendrecht
46.500 M
M
Spijkenisse
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
72.500 M
26.800
ISLAND OF IJSSELMONDE M
M
425.000 Papendrecht M
31.800
Oud-Beijerland
23.600
Zwijndrecht
44.400
IC
IC
Dordrecht
118.600 national railway IC intercity station spatial node ( central place)
national railway IC intercity station spatial node ( central place)
metro M metro station
tram metro station metro M metro station
water bus water bus station tram metro station
water bus water bus station
23m
IC
M
Weena
M
M
M
IC
M M
Rotterdam Bolnes M M
M
M
M M IC
M
43m M M
M M
M
M
M M
M
33m M
Rotterdam Bolnes
M
Ridderkerk
30m
M M
Barendrecht 40m
56m (Hogendorpsingel) Ridderkerk M
27m 28m
Barendrecht
Hoogvliet
(Riederhof ) Hendrik Ido Ambacht 32m
(Kouwenaardseweg) 33m M
38m M
M
28m M
Spijkernisse Barendrecht Barendrecht
(Riederhof ) (Hogendorpsingel)
M
43m
Hendrik Ido Ambacht M
M
Zwijndrecht
M
13m
33m
Zwijndrecht
23m
Dordrecht IC
Dordrecht IC
IC existing intercity station
(Johan de Wittstraat) national highway network spatial node ( central place) existing national way existing core economical central place
existing railway existing important economical central place
national road network harbor related activities national railway IC intercity station national highway municipality border
existing assistant economical central place
existing metro
logistics services etc. metro M metro station urban road sub-municipality border
urban road network existing tram
tram water bus station
existing water bus
water bus

3. central places
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networks / ACTING IJsselmonde of economical actvities
Legends
infrastructure central spatial function central place in island (small scale)
existing commerce industry
logistics and transportation working central place
national highway office
national railway creative industry station
metro line sports
tram line sporting park commercial cental place
proposed recreational park
new highway recreation
new metro line education central place out island
residence
new tram line medical facilities central place
new recreational route

4. central places
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networks / ACTING The island, linking the Delta with the AmA corridor
Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM
AM
INTERNATIONAL
SEA PORT
LONDON
ANTWERPEN DUSSELDORF
FRANKFURT
Rotterdam
ATIO
LOCATION OF ISLAND
SEL
OF ISSELMONDE
PARIS
Antwerp

5. central places
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networks / ACTING Using the theme of Centralities to introduce the strategy of Inter/Acting
Definition
“In classic urban geography and
in particular in classic location
theory, the notion of centrality is
generally defined in terms of at-
Develop with regards Conditions
to node/place value
tractiveness, related to the close
co-location of activities, services
Diversity
and employment, in short their
spatial agglomeration.”
Source: Losch, 1952; Isard, 1956;
Alonso, 1964; Herbert and Ste-
vens, 1960)
Conditions
“It has been noted that three
main factors contribute towards
the condition of centrality.” The
density of people, using the cen-
trality; the diversity of activities
of the centrality itself; the con-
Density
€
Definition
Connectivity
nectivity of the centrality with
other centralities. Development of
specific profile
Source: Mendes, Morgado 2008
€
Network Conditions
The development of a specific
and programmatic profile, re-
garding the node and place
value, will decrease the risks of
competition and can be used
as guiding principle for a strong
network of central nodes.

6. central places
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networks / ACTING IJsselmonde has a lack of economic activities
Activities in:
main service sector
Regarding the high density of the
higher education
consumers economy
area, there is a lack of economic
creative economy
activities. Not only facilites are
missing, also job opportunities.
Residential area’s
providing density for
activities / services

7. central places
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networks / ACTING Integration of different public transportation networks
Train
The integration between different
networks (tram, metro etc.) is poor
and needs to be improved to be
able to use the network optimal.
Metro
Long traveltimes as consequense of poorly integrated network
Tram 33m
Rotterdam Bolnes
40m
Ridderkerk
28m
Hoogvliet
(Kouwenaardseweg) 32m 33m
38m
Spijkernisse Barendrecht Barendrecht
(Riederhof ) (Hogendorpsingel)
43m
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
nodes
33m
Zwijndrecht
23m
Dordrecht
(Johan de Wittstraat)

8. INTER
networks
central places
/ ACTING Integration of economic activities with the network
separation of economic activity and network National spots not integrated in national public transport
An activity with a national scale
Rotterdam
serving area, needs to have good ac-
cess to the national network. Goal is
Island of IJsselmonde
to improve these incohesions.
Feyenoord
Ahoy
Dordrecht

9. central places
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networks / ACTING Inter/Acting as a strategic approach
1. Complete the network, providing a coherent framework of
Existing connections
situation - Add public transportation connections
- Adress a multimodal approach
2. Transformation oriented development
- Develop specific programmatic profiles
- Optimize the local conditions for centralities
- Spatial integration of activities and the network
existing strategy
Vision central economic activities transform and strengthen
national effect national effect
regional effect regional effect
local effect local effect
access of spatial node to networks transformation and integration
non- spatial node access
national effect national effect-central economic activy
national effect national effect-central economic activy
national effect national effect-central economic activy
networks
national effect highway regional effect tram
national effect railway local effect tram
regional effect metro local effect recreation path