Let the Bloemerstraat blossom - A research on the social networks of entrepreneurs in the Bloemerstraat, Nijmegen
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2019-04-30
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The municipality of Nijmegen added local streets to her points of attention concerning the inner city and decided to not only make physical changes but also focus on the social aspects in these streets. A focus area in Nijmegen is the Bloemerstraat, which is an example of a local street that is vulnerable. This research aims to give a solution for the vulnerability of the Bloemerstraat and can hopefully be used for improving the vulnerability of local streets in other municipalities. In the Bloemerstraat, there is a critical mass of entrepreneurs that collaborate in a network, which is important for the municipality to focus on in order to stimulate the development of the street. The entrepreneurs within this network have the same core values and shared norms. In order to further strengthen these connections a street management has been appointed to function as a mediator for entrepreneurs to get the entrepreneurs in the same direction. The street management increases the self-sufficiency by organizing placemaking events in the street. The entrepreneurs within the existing social network have the same core values and shared norms. An appointed street management functions
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen