Infrastructures
Publication date
2018
Authors
de Pater, Ben
Editors
de Mulder, E.F.L.
Droogleever Fortuijn, J.C.
Advisors
Supervisors
Document Type
Part of book
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taverne
Abstract
The World Economic Forum classifies the Dutch infrastructure as excellent. Out of 138 countries, the Global Competitiveness Report 2016–2017 ranks Dutch infrastructure third. That position is a combination of scores on more specific criteria: first on port quality, fifth on overall infrastructure, fourth on roads and air transport, fifth on energy supply, seventh on railroads. Nevertheless, the Netherlands is not devoid of infrastructural challenges, more specifically the daily traffic congestions in Randstad Holland. This chapter presents a review of the development of (inter)national infrastructure, transport and communication networks since the 1900s.
Keywords
Road traffic, railroad networks, beach resorts, mainport Rotterdam, mass media, electricity networks, commuters, Taverne
Citation
de Pater, B C 2018, Infrastructures. in E F L de Mulder & J C Droogleever Fortuijn (eds), The Netherlands and the Dutch : A Physical and Human Geography. World Regional Geography Book Series, Springer, pp. 163-177. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75073-6_9