Territorial impacts of COVID-19 and policy answers in European regions and cities City of Amsterdam Case Study Report // November 2022

This case study report is part of a wider ESPON study on the territorial impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe and the policy response by countries, regions and cities. The case studies sought to investigate the degree to which proactive corona policies (i.e. policies which sought to use the crisis as an opportunity to tackle other issues) were established at the regional or local level and to estimate their impact. In order to ensure cross-case comparability, the structure and approach of this report is identical to the other case study reports. For example, Section 3 contains an extensive overview of relevant policies implemented in the Netherlands with respect to the just, green and smart transitions. In addition, the period under investigation conformed to that of the project as a whole: up to September 2021, roughly the first three waves of the pandemic.