AmsterdamBy:

Tamires A. Dos SantosMaryanne Barcelos De Faria

Vannesa KelloThea N. O’Lari

The capital of The Netherlands

Located: Western Europe

Population: 811,000

Population of Metropolitan Area: 2.3 Million

Amsterdam Area: 219.32 km²

Water: 53 km²

AMSTERDAMPhysical Aspects

http://www.fansshare.com/gallery/photos/12528310/netherlands-map/?displaying

Political Aspects – Amsterdam Government

Eberhard van der Laan is the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2010.

Amsterdam City Council

The College of Aldermem

The Mayorhttp://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/living/about-amsterdam/city-of-amsterdam/city-government/mayor-of-Amsterdam

Political Aspects – Amsterdam

Government The 8 Districts

Centre

Noord

Zuidoost

Zuid

Oost

Nieuw-West

West

Westport

Council committees

Amsterdam Social Aspects

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/01/amsterdam-city-of-bicycles.html

Amsterdam Social Aspects

http://www.thecitypictures.net/europe/holland/amsterdam/family-cycle-train/

http://viet.tourviet.cz/novinky/2013/2/18/on-gio-xu-n-tr-n-t-ng-goc-ph-ch-u-u.html

http://hanoilive.com/an-gi/toi-tham-thanh-pho-nhieu-xe-dap-nhat-the-gioi.html

http://blogs.iesabroad.org/ajwardpugetsound-edu/amsterdam-trip/

Ranstad

http://globalizacao.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/globalizacao.jpg

Idea of the world being just one city

http://www.senado.gov.br/NOTICIAS/JORNAL/EMDISCUSSAO/upload/201104%20-%20agosto/fotos/80_Holanda.jpg

http://infalgazul.wikispaces.com/file/view/holanda.gif/74742633/holanda.gif

Green Heart

https://www.google.com/search?q=qual+e+a+distancia+entre+Rotterdam+e+Utrecht%3F&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=880&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=kFg8VKiYENH_sATH1oCwBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#tbm=isch&q=Randstad&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=YVaKd_t_96bm-M%253A%3BB8QiJtU-

Four Main Dutch Cities

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randstad#mediaviewer/File:Randstad_Population_Bubbles.svg

An extremely efficient network of transportation

systems

http://fotos.fot.br/page_img/14020/volvo_prata_parado_na_cidade

http://www.viajesaholanda.com/holanda-en-bicicleta/

http://www.oquesefaz.com/2011/07/04/de-amsterdam-a-paris-a-300-kmh/

How the Bike System Began

1957 - 1975:

Daily driving increased and cycling decreased per year

https://www.flickr.com/photos/letterlust/5021258152/

Something needed to change so People

took action!!

http://www.streetfilms.org/bicycle-anecdotes-from-amsterdam/

http://dutchbikeguy.wordpress.com/page/7/

http://lcc.org.uk/pages/holland-in-the-1970s

Car Free Sundays

http://thecyclingdutchman.blogspot.com/2013/08/in-city-of-bikes.html

http://www.corjaring.nl/home.php?template=provo_start.htm

http://www.nva.org.uk/past-projects/witte+feitsenplan+white+bike+plan-24/

http://wesleyvaughn.wordpress.com/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/world/europe/a-sea-of-bikes-swamps-amsterdam-a-city-fond-of-pedaling.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_infrastructure

Bike Boxes

Jodenbreestaat Shopping Street

http://bikeportland.org/2013/06/14/observing-jodenbreestraat-a-lively-shopping-street-in-amsterdam-88446

Why It Works

http://sdate.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/amsterdam-sodom-or-eden/

http://frametoframe.ca/travels/travels-netherlands/amsterdam-a-of-world-bikes-towers/

http://www.holland.com/uk/tourism/activities/traditional/bicycles.htm

Canals

Major Canals:• Singel• Herengracht• Keizersgrach

t• Prinsengrac

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Works Cited

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuBdf9jYj7o

http://www.streetfilms.org/

http://www.internations.org/amsterdam-expats/guide/moving-to-amsterdam-15398/amsterdam-districts-and-transportation-2

http://www.iamsterdam.com/

http://www.canallateral.com/2011/10/27/holanda-randstad/

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