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A historic moment for the Netherlands: we now have 18 million people living in our small area. This raises the question: can our small country handle this number of people? Urban planner Ward Rauws (University of Groningen) takes us through this difficult issue. How much space does a person actually need? And will we ever reach a limit? When can you call a country 'full'? Ward takes you through various future scenarios for the Netherlands. Do you want to know more about the future scenarios? Then take a look at the website of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency: https://www.pbl.nl/publicaties/vier-s... 0:00 Is the Netherlands full? 0:44 What do urban planners do? 1:04 Dutch population growth 1:43 Political discussion about Dutch population growth 2:21 How much is the population still growing? 3:09 How do we organize our country properly? 5:06 How much space does a person need? 7:23 Four scenarios for the Netherlands 7:54 Regionally Rooted 8:29 Green Country 9:13 Globally Entrepreneurial 9:56 Fast World 10:34 Future of the Netherlands *Disclaimer: the data used in the video about the distribution of land in the Netherlands is based on CBS data from 2017 (because the more recent data is not yet up to date) University of the Netherlands is coming to Carré! On October 28, we celebrate our 10th anniversary with a special performance: What if time stops? Tickets: https://carre.nl/voorstelling/univers... Do you want to let us know or ask something? You can do so via this form: https://forms.gle/5YTUR72pTwzXRAFk6 More science? Check: Podcast on Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/show/0z2ydI7... Podcast on iTunes ► https://itunes.apple.com/nl/podcast/d... Our website ► http://www.universiteitvannederland.nl/ Instagram ► / universiteitnl Twitter ► / universiteitnl Facebook ► / universiteitvannederland For non-commercial use, it is permitted to use fragments (as long as the context is maintained). Always mention the source: University of the Netherlands. If in doubt, email us at [email protected] About the University of the Netherlands: The University of the Netherlands has an independent editorial team that produces podcasts, videos and social posts about scientific subjects every week. We believe that everyone should be able to learn from the top scientists we have in the Netherlands. Without tuition fees or exams. We are the university for everyone.