Urban Design and the Changing Context of Urban Regeneration in the Netherlands

Urban design schemes accompanied by avant-garde design of space have been an outcome of economic growth of cities and countries in many periods of time. At the beginning of the 21st century, Nieuw Crooswijk in Rotterdam was the largest area involved in nationally launched policies. Many times the conflicts surrounding the plan were in the...

Urban regeneration in Rotterdam: Economic and social values

Development of economic and social values is regarded as a key factor in urban development and urban regeneration. With its history of urban renewal and regeneration since the 1970s, Rotterdam provides an example to assess the profound changes from a socialized mode of housing provision and urban renewal towards more market-oriented strategies....

Urban Regeneration in Lyon Connectivity and Social Exclusion

Changing contexts in urban regeneration

The need to combat decay of obsolete housing and services in urban renewal areas has been recognized by every major country in Western Europe, including the Netherlands (Couch et al., 2003). Urban regeneration in general can be considered as developing an approach in a complex urban context that includes a variety of spatial scales, sectors,...

Duurzaamheid van de stadsvernieuwing: Een onderzoek naar de woonsituatie in het Oude Noorden te Rotterdam tijdens en na de stadsvernieuwing