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Housing Context and Social Transformation Strategies in Neighbourhood Regeneration in Western European Cities

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According to the Western European city thesis, European cities have a unique institutional mix which helps to explain how social patterns come about. The most important elements of this mix are the interventionist state and the housing system legacy of non-private housing. While these two are vital, overall generalisations are tricky due to regional variations in economic performance, housing markets and local state capabilities. This paper explores the generalisations that can be made about the institutional context of direct interventions in the built environment and housing, i.e. neighbourhood regeneration, in Western European cities. It examines how national policy frameworks and housing market characteristics impinge upon on the adoption of social transformation strategies. Social transformation strategies, often adopted in neighbourhood regeneration, refer to the use of physical interventions to institute social change in deprived areas. Generally, there are two types of social transformation strategies: large-scale tenure restructuring and upgrading. A comparative analysis of four cases of regeneration shows that in Western European cities the opportunities and constraints of national policy framework and regional housing market characteristics help to explain the social transformation strategies adopted locally. Furthermore, it shows the thesis' value as an explanatory and analytical framework for Western Europe.

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  • W. Van Gent, 2010. "Housing Context and Social Transformation Strategies in Neighbourhood Regeneration in Western European Cities," International Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(1), pages 63-87.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intjhp:v:10:y:2010:i:1:p:63-87
    DOI: 10.1080/14616710903565712
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    1. Wouter van Gent & Cody Hochstenbach & Justus Uitermark, 2018. "Exclusion as urban policy: The Dutch ‘Act on Extraordinary Measures for Urban Problems’," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 55(11), pages 2337-2353, August.
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