Changing Contexts in Urban Regeneration

30 Years of Modernisation in Rotterdam
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-8594-026-5
Verlag: Techne Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten

Urban renewal plans need to respond to new conditions and requirements, caused by changes in the population and in social structure. That way, urban renewal becomes a sustainable endeavour. This principle is key to Changing Contexts in Urban Regeneration. It shows that urban renewal should take an integrated approach to the physical, environmental, social and economic programmes, based on fundamental solutions that stand the test of time. Changing Contexts in Urban Regeneration presents a comprehensive overview of relevant theory, including the socio-spatial characteristics of neighbourhoods and cities; the place of individuals and households in the economic system; and the design form of the housing stock in relation to its usability, valuation, and adaptability. Next, it evaluates the urban renewal plans that the city of Rotterdam launched in the seventies, drawing international attention at the time, leading to changes in the structures of housing provision, as well as the economic and social context. The author makes his case by evaluating a major urban renewal plan that has been tested for over 30 years, and connects the academic theory and debate with professional practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stouten, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Stouten is Associate Professor at the Delft University of Technology and has been advisor to various municipalities in The Netherlands on this issue. Stouten has researched urban renewal and housing strategies in Rotterdam and The Netherlands since the seventies.