From Sea to Shore: A case study assessing the viability of housing status holders on the cruise ferry the Silja Europe in Rotterdam
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2024-09-08
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The Dutch housing crisis, exacerbated by social and political developments, has enacted challenges for accommodating asylum seekers in The Netherlands. This pressure alongside delays in the asylum process, increase in asylum requests and a stagnated outflow has left the Dutch asylum housing system constipated. Consequently, this has strained the Central Body for Asylum Seekers (COA) and led to emergency measures. Amid political uncertainty, the crisis remains unresolved. This thesis measures the viability of one unique short-term solution of housing status holders on a cruise ferry. In which, a case study in cooperation with the COA researches the through-flow emergency asylum centre located in Rotterdam. A multi-mixed method data collection method including interviews, observations and spatial comparative analysis is applied to examine the viability of housing status holders using the Feasibility Assessment Framework (FAF). The study finds the use of the Silja Europe as a short-term emergency asylum centre generally viable. Nevertheless, concerns are raised about its categorization, given the prolonged schedule, capacity and duration of its resident's stay. Overall, using cruise ferries as asylum centres is considered a regulatory policy born out of necessity. Hence, recommending that more cost-efficient, permanent land-based asylum centres should be prioritized over these arrangements.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen