Reviving Post-War Physically Degraded Neighborhoods: Municipal Collaboration in Self-Organized Initiatives
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2025-08-29
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In recent years, municipalities in the Netherlands have focused on the urban renewal of post-war, physically degraded neighborhoods. De Hogenkamp in Zwolle faces these issues, like backlogged maintenance and a need for sustainability measures.
While municipalities are expected to play a facilitative role through collaborative governance and supporting self-organized neighborhood initiatives, a gap remains in understanding how they can effectively engage in neighborhoods where initiatives are driven by Homeowner Associations with fragmented ownership. The complexity of public-private collaboration in this context is underexplored.
This study examines municipal collaboration strategies that support self-organized initiatives, enhancing the living conditions in the Zwolle neighborhood. These collaboration strategies differ in terms of their approach, which involves directing, facilitating, or distancing. This research examines the governance dynamics, participation barriers, and financial mechanisms associated with urban renewal. An evaluation framework is developed to assess proposed strategies based on the broad welfare implications of the municipal interventions.
With the help of one case study, interviews, workshops, and desk research, interventions are analyzed, providing actionable insights on collaboration strategies for self-organized initiatives in post-war, physically degraded neighborhoods. Developing this framework will strengthen municipal support and contribute to academic discourse on urban renewal, participatory governance, and sustainable spatial planning.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen