From the article : "Based on a review of recent literature, this paper addresses the question of how urban planners can steer urban environmental quality, given the fact that it ismultidimensional in character, is assessed largely in subjective terms and varies across time. A novel perspective of urban environmental quality is proposed, simultaneously exploring three questions that are at the core of planning and designing cities: ‘quality of what?’, ‘quality for whom?’ and ‘quality at what time?’. The dilemmas that urban planners face in answering these questions are illustrated using secondary material. This approach provides perspectives for action. Rather than further detailing the exact nature of urban quality, it calls for sustainable urban environmental quality planning that is integrated, participative and adaptive" ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ) DOI: 10.1002/eet.1759 - Preprint available for free download.
De Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning zet vol in op het inschakelen van informele sociale verbanden bij het ondersteunen van burgers in kwetsbare posities. Hoewel professionals in wijkteams door de gemeente worden aangesproken op ‘productie’(aantal casussen, aantal verwijzingen naar specialistische hulp et cetera) krijgen ze ook de opdracht om samen met mantelzorgers, vrijwilligers en buurtgenoten de zelfregie van huishoudens met meervoudige problemen te versterken.
