By V. Gruis, H. Visscher, R. Kleinhans
City renewal throughout the large-scale restructuring of post-war neighbourhoods is a big problem all through Europe within the many years forward. present city restructuring courses within the Netherlands specialize in the demolition and substitute of the prevailing housing inventory. the incentive in the back of this procedure is making a larger social combine among 'poor' and 'better-off' families, to enhance the final caliber of the housing inventory and to create a financially attainable restructuring application. the overall goal is to enhance a number of features of sustainability in city neighborhoods. Are demolition and alternative thoughts the best and effective option to do so target? during this ebook, we learn the results of demolition and alternative ideas on sustainability from diverse views. An monetary point of view: the industry place and the price of the neighbourhoods, a social point of view: the degrees of social capital and home balance, and an environmental standpoint: the strength potency and using fabrics in restructuring strategies.
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In the early 20th century the Chigaco School laid a solid foundation for the literature on neighbourhood change when it developed the ‘filtering theory’. The status of neighbourhoods was reviewed on the basis of their relative position in a broader, regional housing market. It was deduced from the characteristics of the population, the housing stock, migration levels and turnover rates. Van der Meer quotes Bourne: “In its broadest form, filtering refers to any change in the relative position of a housing unit or household in the inventory, or matrix of housing units in an area.
The limited availability of data also made it difficult to validate our conceptual model fully. Summing up, the present study produced no clear explanation for the high Dutch demolition volume, in particular in the Dutch social rental sector, nor for the striking difference between ‘demolishers’ and ‘non-demolishers’ and for the growing demolition volume despite an increasing housing shortage. As the outcomes of our analysis do not bear a clear relation to the most relevant variables, other factors must be decisive in the decision-making process.
1999, Schwedler, 1998). Social factors have a crucial influence on sustainability. The objective of sustainable urban renewal is to intervene in neighbourhoods in such a way that the problems are solved and that the housing gains builtin value so that it can adapt to changes in use without necessitating huge investments at a later date. That means that residents’ opinions and population dynamics should be taken into account. I do not intend in this chapter to explore the details of the debate on the relationship between the physical and social aspects of urban renewal (see Q**S for instance: Kleinhans, 2004; Kruythoff, 2003).