Unit 2.2 Urban Renewal

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

§2.2: Quality of life in Rotterdam

Today

• What is urban renewal
• Different kind of urban renewal
• Assignments

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.
  

§2.2: Quality of life in Rotterdam
(urban renewal, page 27)

• 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

(Saneren)

• 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 

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