1. Social effects of urban renewal (part 1) A first evaluation of urban renewal in northern Netherlands
Paper presented on the ENHR-conference in Warsaw/Pultusk, Poland (25 - 29 June 2001) on Housing and Urban Development in New Europe.
Gerard Heins
Faculty of Spatial Sciences
University of Groningen
The Netherlands
g.heins@frw.rug.nl
Introduction This paper explores recent evaluation being conducted in Leeuwarden en Groningen, two capitals in the northern provinces of the Netherlands. Recent renewal plans have been evaluated on aspects like clearness of vision, flexibility, integrated approach, consistency and degree of support of the parties involved. The inhabitants of the neighbourhoods, who – due to renewal activities - were obliged to move from their rented houses, have been questioned about their experiences. How did the landlords (the housing associations) and the local authorities treat the movers? Was the information and social guidance to their satisfaction and how is the quality of their new dwelling compared with the old one? The purpose of this paper is to discuss these questions and – in particular – the answers. This evaluation is to some extent an experiment and it can be seen as a regional forerunner of a coming broad evaluation of urban renewal policies in TheNetherlands. Nowadays, all cities are working on a new monitoring system for
urban renewal. In one or two years this monitor of urban renewal will reveal the appropriateness of current urban policies and new avenues to explore.....[Full Story]
Whitefield, Nelson – An Alternative Regeneration Strategy
1. Summary of The Present Proposals
· 1700 pre 1919 houses in the Whitefield ward
· 400 earmarked for demolition
· Vacant site to be redeveloped for private sector housing
· 350 subject to Group Repair as part of SRB 6 proposals
· 950 houses which are not part of any regeneration proposalApprox 80 houses have now been acquired by PBC and are now void......[Full Story]
