Abstract
Highlights
At the moment, the Netherlands has 12 Provinces, 24 Regional Water Boards and 403 Municipalities, the boundaries of which mostly do not coincide
Thanks to the law change in 1983, it is not the farmers and Central Government that decide on reallocation projects but the Provinces: due to this approach the spatial organization became much more multi-disciplinary, protecting nature, the cultural history of the landscape and interests of tourism and recreation more fully, integrating them with agricultural and water board purposes
A new law on spatial organization is being developed between 2014 and 2016 (Omgevingswet). This law might result in Water Boards and Municipalities making development plans together under the guidance of the Provinces
Summary
The Netherlands has 12 Provinces, 24 Regional Water Boards and 403 Municipalities, the boundaries of which mostly do not coincide. The author has been a counter expert for the protection of nature and landscape in the two last reallocation projects of West-Friesia in the province of North-Holland. Thanks to the law change in 1983, it is not the farmers and Central Government that decide on reallocation projects but the Provinces: due to this approach the spatial organization became much more multi-disciplinary, protecting nature, the cultural history of the landscape and interests of tourism and recreation more fully, integrating them with agricultural and water board purposes.
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