Table 1.
Neighborhood characteristics.
| Characteristics | Rotterdam | Maastricht | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oude Noorden | Kralingen-West | Zuid-Oost | West | |
| Surface area (hectometer) | 107 | 102 | 1089 | 884 |
| Land | 101 | 102 | 970 | 884 |
| Water | 6 | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| Inhabitants (N) | 16,815 | 15,115 | 21,760 | 37,865 |
| Population density (N inhabitants per km2) | 16,658 | 14,778 | 2244 | 4285 |
| Housing density (N addresses per km2) | ≥2500 | ≥2500 | 1500–2500 | 1500–2500 |
| Land use (%) | ||||
| Residential area | 69.3 | 85.7 | 26.1 | 51.6 |
| Parks, public garden | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 5.9 |
| Agricultural area, recreational area, forest | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.2 | 19.9 |
| Sports facilities | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 12.2 |
| Roads, streets | 7.8 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 3.0 |
Source: Statistics Netherlands [29].