What is the use of lifestyle research in housing?’ A case study from the Netherlands

At the turn of the century the supposed change from a supply oriented to a demand oriented housing market and the increasing complexity of the multicultural society have boosted the development and application of lifestyle research in the domain of housing in the Netherlands. Lifestyle is expected to provide a surplus value compared to more...

'At home in the oasis' Sense of home and belonging in a middle class complex in a poor neighbourhood

(Work in progress) In many deprived urban neighbourhoods in the Netherlands strategies are deployed to attract higher income groups from outside the neighbourhood. However, various studies on social mixing conclude that these higher income households moving to poor urban areas often remain symbolically and practically disengaged from the wider...

Everyday life and social mixing in a changing neighbourhood