Bottom-up planning approaches in declining countrysides MSc. Erik van den Eijnden Directorate-general for Spatial Development and Water Affairs Programme for population decline and real estate vacancy 19 September 2018

Society, economy and governance are changing Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment 19 September 2018

Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment 19 September 2018

peripheral areas decline & Anticipated decline Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment 19 September 2018

Towards a bottom-up approach Bottom-up can’t be planned It needs to be facilitated National action plan population decline ‘From Below!’ knowledge exchange program Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment 19 September 2018

Bottom-up initiatives

Innovation labs & Innovation academies Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment 19 September 2018

Bottom-up initiatives: examples Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment 19 September 2018

Bottom-up initiatives: examples Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment 19 September 2018

Bottom-up planning approaches Thank you for your attention What are your experiences? MSc. Erik van den Eijnden erik.vanden.eijnden@minienm.nl 19 September 2018