TWICE THE SIZE - DIT Update - Dublin Institute of Technology

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Traditional planning versus futures approach 29
Table 2: Population of gateways in 2006 and in 2030 if doubled 50
Table 3: Rates of population growth for the gateways 51
Table 4a: Spatial distribution of Ireland’s population in 2006 52
Table 4b: Spatial distribution of Ireland’s population by 2020 (end of NSS period),
assuming present trends will continue
Table 4c: Spatial distribution of Ireland’s population by 2030 53
Table 5: Population estimates of gateway functional urban regions in 2002 55
Table 6: Desirable and undesirable outcomes, reinforcers and retardants 137
Table 7: Policy themes and action agendas 139-140
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: National Spatial Strategy: gateways and hubs 25
Figure 2: Scenario logics 32
Figure 3. Prospective Through Scenarios Process 33
Figure 4: A combination of methods used during the study 37
Figure 5: Sectors invited to participate in the study 38
Figure 6: Population densities 54
Figure 7: Inglehart-Welzel Cultural Map of the World 56
Figure 8: The Two-Dimensional Value Space in Theory 57
Figure 9: Modernisation and postmodernisation 58
Figure 10: (a) Disposable income per person as a percentage of national average (b)
regions in Ireland
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Figure 11: What if Ireland was as Densely Populated as …? 62
Figure 12: Scenario logics 100
Figure 13: Potential for transversal transport network 135
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