§2.6: Netherlands: city under construction

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§2.6: City under construction

Today

• Short recap §2.5
• Explanation §2.6 + videoclips
• Assignments workbook

Recap §2.5

• Randstad
  
• From city to urban area
• Market area (verzorgingsgebied)
  

Learning goals

• You know with which measures you can make the city attractive again.
  
• You understand why large cities attract many people from the peripheral areas of the Netherlands.
  
• With help of maps you can describe the changes in Dutch cities.
  

§2.6: City under construction

This paragraph: 

• Renovation
  
• Gentrification 
• Redevelopment 
• Housing density 
• Compact city 
• Segregation  

Leaving the city 

From 1970 to 2000 people were leaving the city. Which groups?

• Middle and higher incomes with small children.
  

What is the name of this process of moving to a home outside the city?

• Suburbanisation

Going back to the city

Since 2005 the depopulation (ontvolking) of the cities has stopped. Who settles in the city now?

• Students 
  
• People with a migration background  
• Working young people 

What is the name of this process of returning to the city? You call this comeback:

• Re-urbanisation 
  

How does the council (gemeente) make the city more attractive again?

• Renovation of old neighborhoods
• Gentrification
• Redevelopment of old neighborhoods


• New-build housing in free spaces 
• Vinex neighborhoods next to the city

Renovation

• Houses are being adapted and renovated 
• Rent increases
• Housing density decreases 

Gentrification

• Renew and renovate
• Close to the city centre
• Rent increases 
• Housing density decreases > many restaurants and stores

Redevelopment 

• Old neighborhoods 
• Houses are demolished and rebuilt 
• Housing density decreases
• Many low-rent houses become property for sale (koopwoningen)

New-build housing

• Open spaces are filled
• Abandoned industrial areas 
• Housing density increases 

Vinex neighborhoods 

• Completely new neighborhoods
• At the edge of the city 
• Housing density increases

Compact city 

The idea behind the measures to make the best possible use of space within the city 

§2.6: City under construction

This paragraph: 

• Renovation
  
• Gentrification 
• Redevelopment 
• Housing density 
• Compact city 
• Segregation  

Problem neighborhoods

What are the characteristics of many problem neighborhoods?

• Many low-income households
• Mostly rental housing, sometimes in poor condition
• Strong segregation 

Segregation

Good neighborhoods 

In which ways can you turn a problem neighborhood into a good neighborhood? 

• Improve the housing 
• Refurbish the streets, squares and parks
• Playing areas
• Better street lighting
• Local shops/community centers

Cities are growing again 

The big cities are growing again because:

• Suburbanization has slowed since 2005
• Students stay in the city where they studied
• EU citizens migrate to the cities
• Many young people move to the city for work and the many facilities 

Start homework

• Read §2.6
  
• Make assignment 4, 5, 6 and 7
  

Done? Make assignment 1, 2 and 3