THE DUTCH NATIONAL LANDSCAPES 1975−2010: POLICIES, AIMS AND RESULTS
2011
During the last ten years, the aesthetic qualities of rural areas have become a growing concern
among Dutch policy-makers as well as among the general public. Especially the ribbon-like
development of industrial estates along the main motorways attracts attention. In August 2008 the
Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning proposed the designation of nine so-called
national motorway-panoramas to safeguard a number of the most characteristic views from the
motorways. These panoramas are situated where motorways cross the National Landscapes that
were designated some years earlier. They strengthen the case of the national landscapes, but at the
same time illustrate the weakness of this type of area proving it insufficient to stop developments.
This paper focuses on the national landscapes and gives a critical overview of the aims and
limitations of this concept.
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