Ruimte voor werk: bouwrijpe bedrijventerreinen, economische ontwikkeling en ruimtelijke economie in Vlaanderen

Abstract

Is there a shortage of new industrial sites in Flanders? This paper develops a method to evaluate the availability of industrial sites. The evaluation is based on the idea that a "strategic supply" should always be available in each sub-region in order to guarantee further economic development. The results indicate that the available area for industrial sites is clearly insufficient in large parts of Flanders. We also formulate several policy recommendations. The Flemish government has to take simultaneously structural and ad hoc measures. The structural measures should prevent that policy induced shortage and ad hoc measures. The structural measures should prevent that policy induced shortage of supply can pop up in the future. The ad hoc measures should speed up the supply in the next years.