@unpublished{theses_frw4791,
            year = {2024},
           title = {Social impact mitigation of state led-gentrification in creative city policy},
          author = {Caesar Stolte},
             url = {https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4791/},
        abstract = {Amidst a housing shortage, the municipality of Amsterdam is committed to redevelop one of
their urban fringes into a new mixed-use neighborhood, featuring a mix of tenure with room
for both retail and creative space. In a neo-liberal and financially tight market, public and
private actors need to balance their goals. Through creative city policy, both short- and longterm goals are pursued, striving to preserve creative space in places where economic incentive
would leave no room. This bachelor thesis focusses focus on the goals and strategies of the
municipality of Amsterdam in urban development, and how social impacts are dealt with. The
redevelopment of the Havenstraat area is used as a case study to answer the subsequent research
questions. Professionals in the field of urban planning were interviewed to share their
perception on the process, providing qualitative data to answer the main research question;
How do professionals perceive the social impacts of creative city policies on the Havenstraat
area in Amsterdam? Through semi structured interviews, qualitative data was coded and
interpreted to reach the following conclusion: The perception of urban professionals on the
social impacts of creative city policies in the Havenstraat area reflects the need for
formalization of inclusive and adaptable social impact mitigation policy. While striving for
integration of economic, cultural and creative policy, social impact mitigation is vested in tacit
knowledge and ad-hoc measures that are subject to project duration. Finally, this thesis
recommends revisiting the Havenstraat project as a case study once the project is finished, as
professionals view it as a precedent for social impact mitigation in creative city policy.}
}