relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3572/
title: Government-led neighborhood redevelopment and livability: Balancing new responsibilities of key stakeholders in Amsterdam
creator: Bijlsma, Thomas
description: In the light of the Revised Housing Act of 2015, housing corporations have limited opportunities to develop real estate outside the core activities of social housing. As a result, municipalities could be more dependent than before on (private) developers to improve the livability through real estate interventions in social housing neighborhoods. Since livability impacts residents, it is of societal relevance to investigate how this tripartite network converses policy into livability outcomes in social housing neighborhoods. Also, the transition of the role of the housing corporation between the public and private domain is elaborated on. Following, the research question of this study is: how has the balance between government, housing corporations and private developers changed with government-led redevelopment policies aimed at livability?  A case study approach was conducted, with cases selected from social housing neighborhoods in Amsterdam. Contextual interaction theory was used as a theoretical framework to further analyze actor characteristics and their interaction. Data collection consisted of in-depth interviews and subsequent group discussions. CIT was inductively enriched with data obtained from data collection.  Results show that through increased cooperation synergy could be created by this tripartite network in producing livability outcomes. However, various barriers to the interaction of the tripartite network were identified. Also, possible drawbacks were recognized in increased complexity and increasing segregation. Moreover, improvements were identified in increasing the task of housing corporations and involving developing investors rather than developers in the tripartite network. Finally, the need for an adjusted revenue model for housing corporations is discussed.
date: 2021
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3572/1/MasterThesis_S3857409_ThomasBijlsma_Finalversion2.pdf
identifier:   Bijlsma, Thomas  (2021) Government-led neighborhood redevelopment and livability: Balancing new responsibilities of key stakeholders in Amsterdam.  Master thesis.