Living next to a flagship development

Research on creating mutual, local benefits between the residential neighbourhood Van der Pekbuurt and the contemporary flagship area Overhoeks Amsterdam, in socioeconomic and spatial terms

Master thesis (2012)

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R. Rocco (mentor)
R. Kleinhans (mentor)
Programme
Spatial Planning and Design (Architecture) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2012 Boelsums, R.S.
Amsterdam Flagship development Benefit Local community Overhoeks Van der Pekbuurt Amsterdam Noord
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Published Date

04-07-2012

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Programme

Spatial Planning and Design

Abstract

Since the 1980s, many flagship developments appeared in de-industrialised cities: high-profile and prestigious land and property developments which play an influential and catalytic role in urban regeneration. The research focuses on the flagship development Overhoeks in Amsterdam and its effects on the adjacent neighbourhood Van der Pekbuurt. The outcomes of the research are a strategic plan and an urban design. The strategic plan aims at altering the planning process to enable mutual benefits between Overhoeks and Van der Pekbuurt. The urban design changes the current plans for Overhoeks into an inclusive design in which the local communities can benefit from the new opportunities that the flagship development brings.