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Qu, L. (author), Van Dorst, M.J. (author)Urban village is a very special type of neighbourhood, created in the fast urbanisation process in Chinese cities like Shenzhen in the past three decades, playing an essential role in accommodating migrant groups, including rural-urban migrant workers and the young professionals. Built by the villagers whose farmland was transformed into urban...conference paper 2014
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Nieuwenhuis, J.G. (author), Hooimeijer, P. (author), Van Ham, M. (author), Meeus, W. (author)In the literature examining neighbourhood effects on educational outcomes, the socialisation mechanism is usually investigated by looking at the association between neighbourhood characteristics and educational attainment. The step in between, that adolescents actually internalise educational norms held by residents, is often assumed. We attempt...journal article 2016
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van der Hoeven, F.D. (author)Starchitect Zaha Hadid won the bid to design one of the planned stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup event in Qatar. Her design for the Al-Wakrah stadium became the centrepiece of a discussion on the role that starchitects play in society. That debate reached a boiling point in August 2014, and resulted in a digital lynching party that sheds...journal article 2016
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Zhang, Q. (author), Hoekstra, J.S.C.M. (author)The 2014 hukou reform introduced by the Chinese central government was a turning point in China’s policies towards migration. Different from the previous hukou policies, which were largely exclusionary, the reformed policy encouraged migrants to permanently settle in their destination cities and make use of the public services available there....journal article 2020
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Jordan, L.P. (author), DeVerteuil, G. (author), Kandt, J. (author), Manley, D.J. (author), Wu, Q (author)Global cities are marked by precarity, yet little attention has been paid to the spatial overlap between work precarity among migrants and third sector organizations that sustain them. In this paper, we estimate the location of precarious work migrants in two global cities, London and Hong Kong, for both the 2001 and 2011 censuses, using a...journal article 2016
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Hwang, Han-Sol (author)The population of the Netherlands is aging. This well-known characteristic of the present-day’s society is caused by multiple factors like low birth rate and improvement of healthcare. Dementia is one of the most common diseases that occurs to aged people. Most people with severe dementia are usually situated in a nursing home where they are...master thesis 2020
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Green, Edmund (author)De-centralised policies and care-focused homeless support in the Netherlands has led to an over-simplified definition of homelessness in Rotterdam, where the gemeente fails to recognise and address some of it’s most vulnerable groups. Through literature reviews, interviews with actors from the homeless sector, and observations and conversations...master thesis 2021
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Van Oostrum, M.W.L. (author)Because of a failure to recognize the stepping-stone role of the villages for the migrants, the informally organized urban villages are not integrated into the urban structure of the municipal plan. In order to address this question the first section aims to develop a framework in order to understand and describe informal development in Shenzhen...master thesis 2013
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Lin, H. (author)Nowadays, many Chinese cities like Shenzhen are experiencing intense spatial transformation. Downgrading neighbourhoods are being replaced by high-end housing, shopping malls and office in order to promote economic growth. The former socialist public housing is one of the redevelopment hot spots. However, such land-based development focuses on...master thesis 2014
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Hesselink, S. (author)The portiek dwelling type is a very prevalent dwelling type in the Netherlands but most of the housing is considered 'vulnurable' because they are mostly small apartments in reconstruction neighborhoods. This project examines the portiek dwelling as a unit, rather than on the level of the individual apartment or block, and shows its potential as...master thesis 2014
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Golchehr, S. (author)A review on the socio-spatial integration and empowerment of (arriving) migrants and other disadvantaged groups in urban restructuring plans in the Netherlands.master thesis 2012
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Cousijn, Jorien (author)In this project, the design of a contemporary version of the historic khan for new arrivals in present-day Istanbul is explored through architectural research. The research for this project focused on three aspects: (1) Istanbul, a tumultuous city between the east and west as the context. (2) The migrant trying to make his way in the city as the...master thesis 2018
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Ni, Y. (author)This graduation project is proposed by the author and conducted in collaboration with Dorel Netherlands. As one of the leading companies worldwide in juvenile products industry, Dorel wants to take its social responsibility by committing to the well being of babies and young children living in a BOP (Bottom of the pyramid) situation. The purpose...master thesis 2011
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de Vries, Diederik (author)Maastricht is located between two extremities. On the one hand, the center that seems to be frozen in a heritage policy that allows little flexibility. On the other hand, the suburbs where the change is so intense that time layers are constantly being wiped away and what remains seems generic. The site of this graduation project is located...master thesis 2022
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Koumans, S. (author)Lower class migrants in Shenzhen are facing socio-spatial segregation, which limits the opportunities for them to improve their living situation. Currently the Shenzhen government does not actively address to this issue. This project offers an alternative approach on migrant integration and the redevelopment of urban villages, aimed at the use...master thesis 2013
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Gómez Ceelen, Pablo (author)Almeria is a geographical point of arrival and passage of African migrants on their migratory route to Europe. The region is home to thousands of migrants seeking work in the agricultural sector. The lack of affordable housing for these collective has led to the creation of several informal settlements around agricultural areas. <br/><br/>This...master thesis 2022
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Hoek, R.C. (author)This thesis proposes an alternative redevelopment strategy for urban villages in the peripheral districts of Shenzhen, China. It focuses on improving spatial conditions supporting migrants' small businesses, as a means to support their social mobility. Increasing the street integration, walkability and street use diversity are the key actions of...master thesis 2015
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Eidukeviciute, A. (author)Facilitating migrants' adaptation process in a typical industrial neighbourhood in Shenzhen through activating spaces, which non-verbally encourage to create ties within the community and the locality.master thesis 2015
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Fu, B. (author)This thesis aims to find a method to improve the livability of a Rural Industrial Community for migrant workers in rural-urban fringe area. The approach is set up greenway system in this spontaneous rural industrial area, take advantage of the vacant spaces, and organize all kinds of open space into a system to distribute more public resource to...master thesis 2014
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Zwart, A.M. (author)Shenzhen is only 30 years old, and was decided to be the first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of China. This decision had great influence on the urbanization of Shenzhen, because it has seen one of the fastest growth rates of cities in the world, explaining the saying developing in ´Shenzhen Speed’. This thesis is a research about what it means for...master thesis 2013
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