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Aan de rand van het Groningse dorp Ten Boer ligt Woldwijk. Een nieuw buurtje met kleurrijke tiny houses, duurzame lemen buurthuizen en een biodiverse omgeving. Het is een voorbeeld van anders wonen in het buitengebied, maar wel met een onzekere toekomst.
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Inhabitants of Wagenborgen, a village within the community of Delfzijl (North of the Netherlands), together made plans for the future of their village. Evaluating possibilities concerning services, shops, houses (adapted to the different stages of the life course). This report lists not only present-day characteristics, but also plans and best practices. In doing so it is a starting point for future development.
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De gemeente Den Haag zet zich de komende jaren in voor het ontwikkelen van een Haagse placemakingaanpak. Het doel hiervan is om partijen in positie te brengen om hun eigen woon- en leefomgeving te verbeteren, waarin ze zich thuis voelen, en (informeel) eigenaar zijn van de publieke ruimte die ze gebruiken. De placemakingaanpak van de gemeente Den Haag kent daarbij drie sporen: inspireren, kennis ontwikkelen & delen en doen. Als onderdeel van het spoor kennis ontwikkelen & delen, zijn we in opdracht van de gemeente Den Haag een onderzoek gestart naar placemaking in Den Haag. Dit onderzoek met een looptijd van een jaar is in november 2021 van start gegaan en bestaat uit drie fasen. Deze rapportage is het eindproduct van de eerste fase welke als doel heeft om een kennisbasis te leggen voor Haagse placemaking, vanuit de literatuur en empirie.
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Het gedachtegoed van het project ‘Naar Verantwoorde Rebellie’ vormt het fundament voor de bevindingen in dit whitepaper. Daarbij gaat het om inspiratie, tips en concepten die leiden tot rebelse initiatieven in de ouderenhuisvesting. Dat is geen overbodigheid, want er is een toenemende behoefte aan collectieve woonvormen voor ouderen die tussen zelfstandig wonen en verpleegzorg in zitten. Vooral voor ouderen met een laag en middeninkomen zijn de mogelijkheden beperkt. Het aanbod van geschikte tussenwoningen is simpelweg te summier (1). Dat vraagt dus om nieuwe initiatieven! Daarnaast hebben jongeren en starters het al geruime tijd erg lastig op de woningmarkt. De problematiek is bekend: het is haast een mission impossible om een betaalbare woning te kopen, en het meest deprimerende is dat de piek volgens de berekening van het Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties pas in 2024 wordt bereikt (2). Het is een urgent probleem, maar in de praktijk komt dat onvoldoende tot uiting. Deze groep heeft behoefte aan een helpende hand, en daarom wordt in dit whitepaper gekeken of de initiatieven voor ouderen ook voor jongeren en starters van waarde kunnen zijn. Sterker nog, of zij onderdeel van de oplossing kunnen worden. Helaas zijn we niet in de ban van ‘slechts’ een crisis, maar van meerdere crises. De woningcrisis wordt namelijk vergezeld door de klimaat- en coronacrisis, en op het moment van schrijven daar bovenop zelfs een koopkracht- en energiecrisis (3, 4, 5). Een hoop ingrediënten voor een boel ellende als we lukraak met onsamenhangende oplossingen aan komen zetten. Het is een complexe puzzel geworden die, onder tijdsdruk vanwege de klimaatdoelstellingen en groeiende onvrede, weloverwogen oplossingen vereist. Bij de bouw van toekomstige woningen moet er derhalve rekening gehouden worden met een plethora aan vereisten, die in dit whitepaper aan bod komen. In het vervolg wordt uiteengezet waar een geschikte tussenwoning aan dient te voldoen, evenals een denkrichting die beschrijft hoe een intergenerationele collectieve woonvorm kan worden vormgegeven. De lezer wordt meegenomen in een verhaal dat eerst de huidige marktsituatie en trends beschrijft, vervolgens de problemen en uitdagingen aankaart, om ten slotte een concrete oplossing aan te dragen. Hierbij wordt rekening gehouden met een veelvoud aan belangrijke variabelen zoals de locatie, voorzieningen, activiteiten, demografische kenmerken, en vorm- en zingeving van het wooncomplex (6). Het gaat nadrukkelijk om een denkrichting die op een inclusieve manier, en met inbegrip van hedendaagse toepassingen en best practices, een originele en vooral kwalitatief hoogwaardige oplossing biedt voor het beperkte woningaanbod. Creativiteit en woongenot staat in dit whitepaper centraal; de wensen van potentiële bewoners worden geïnventariseerd en meegenomen in de uiteindelijke oplossing. Door middel van gesprekken met experts worden echter ook de technische haalbaarheid en betaalbaarheid zo goed als mogelijk geborgd. De uiteenzetting leidt ten slotte tot een virtueel ontwerp dat als inspiratiebron fungeert voor zowel toekomstige bouwers als bewoners van soortgelijke wooncomplexen. Geïnteresseerden kunnen een virtuele tour van het intergenerationele woningcomplex volgen. Via de link op pagina 29 kunt u het concept bekijken.
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The earthquakes after the natural gas extraction in the Groningen region of the Netherlands have a significant impact on the housing market and sustainability of the communities. Since the strongest earthquake around the community of Huizinge in August 2012, with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale, it became clear there is a relation between natural gas extraction and earthquakes due to soil subsidence. As a consequence houses in the region get damaged and after research it is obvious that housing prices decline and the region might become unattractive to potential buyers of houses. Therefore the Dutch Petroleum Company (NAM) since April 29th 2014 offers a compensation for the loss of the housing price to property owners who want to sell their home. Since the compensation has been introduced, the number of participants of the regulation is lacking behind the actual sales of houses. Our study aims to contribute to the research on the consequences of earthquakes by natural gas mining on the real estate market in the Groningen region. First of all we want to declare why relatively a large part of the property owners (about 60% until 2015) don’t request for the compensation regulation. Our second question concerns the buyers of the (damaged) houses in the earthquake area. Who are these buyers? Why would they buy a home in a region full of risks? We use a mixed-method approach for data collection which leads to an analysis of a unique dataset on notarial deeds of house sales in nine municipalities in the Groningen earthquake region according to The Land Registry of the Netherlands during the period 2013 until 2015 as well as discovering common patterns of interview results with residents and experts.First results show the majority of the homebuyers originate from the local earthquake area in the Province of Groningen. Reasons why property sellers after the house sale don’t opt for the compensation regulation concerns the complexity of the regulation, the used valuation model and the expected long control time afterwards.We conclude the Groningen earthquake region still has it’s attractiveness for local residents and buyers. Otherwise the regulation for compensation doesn’t reach enough property sellers in the Groningen earthquake region. Advise to the Dutch government should be to generously compensate the residents of the Groningen earthquake regions for the loss of the value of their dwellings, damaged or not. This will help to improve the regional development and attractiveness of areas that are effected by earthquakes.
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This research concerning the experience and future of zoos was carried out from 2011-2012 and takes regional ideas concerning Zoo Emmen as well as global visions into account. The research focuses partly on Zoo Emmen, its present attractions and visitors while also comparing and contrasting visions on the future in relationship to other international zoos in the world. In this way, remarkable experiences and ideas will be identified and in the light of them, it can serve as inspiration for stakeholders of zoos at large. The main research subject is a look at the future zoos in view of: The Zoo Experience – an international experience benchmark; The Zoo of the Future – a Scenario Planning approach towards the future; The virtual zoo - zoo’s in the internet domain.
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Large structural changes are occurring in our society at this very moment. This has some large consequences for project development. According to Rudy Stroink, project development is on the brink of a system. The new style developer has to adapt to a new earning model. The golden ages are over. Private and collective commissioning are the beginning of a period in which the user will want to direct its own environment. The developer has to adapt if he wants to survive. Durability, long term profit, flexible office concepts and private and collective commissioning for houses will have to help the real-estate sector. This article will show the developments that caused this situation.
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There has probably never been such an intense debate about the layout of the countryside as the one that is currently raging. There are serious concerns about the landscape, which is being rapidly transformed by urbanization and everything associated with this process, and not only in the Netherlands but also far beyond its borders. Everyone has something to say in this society-wide debate, from local to national governments, from environmental factions to the road-user's lobby, and from those who are professionally involved to concerned private parties. In many cases it is a battle between idealized images and economic models, between agricultural reality and urban park landscapes, between ecological concerns and mobility. This issue of OASE explores the potential significance of architectonic design for transformation processes on the regional scale. Besides considering the instruments that are available to the designer to fulfil this task, the authors also consider how the design can exercise a 'positive' influence on such processes. The various contributions shed light on the potential significance of territory in contemporary design practice and offer critical reflection on the topical discourse that has evolved over recent years.
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In 2005 and 2006, almost sixty Dutch National Sport Federations (NSFs) participated in a special program for creating a marketing strategy for the next four years. This program was initiated and organized by NOC*NSF (the Dutch Olympic Umbrella Sports Organization). The NSFs had to joint the project to receive funds. For most of them it was the first time they seriously analyzed the market with the aim of developing new programs. The purpose of this paper is to explore to what extent Dutch NSFs are capable to change their structures to become more market oriented and more market responsive in order to write strategic plans. The changed structures are investigated using the "institutional theory" (Tolbert & Zucker, 1996) and are explained by exogenous (market context and institutional context) and endogenous (interests, values, power dependencies, and capacity for action) dynamics from the neo-institutionalist framework (Greenwood & Hinings, 1996). In 2005 NSFs were expected to be in a pre-institutionalized stage, i.e. they were supposed to develop new organizational structures in response to specific problems (Kikulis, 2000). Now, approximately 1½ years after finishing their strategies, the question arises whether they have reached the semi-institutional stage, i.e. whether the new structures or actions are diffused across organizations, yet still subject to change and whether old structures are yet eroding (Kikulis, 2000). Methods Studying the intended structural change of NSFs requires an in-depth study of their social reality and the reactions and interpretations of involved actors, including their applied meanings to certain situations. Greenwood & Hinings (1996) plead for detailed comparative case-studies when studying institutional changes. Therefore three NSFs has been selected: The Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KorfFed); The Royal Dutch Billiards Federation (BillFed); and the Dutch Jeu de Boules Federation (JeuFed). These three federations differ on size, amount of housed sports, number of associated clubs, sorts of intermediary decision making bodies, employed FTE's, and more. Therefore it is expected that the tempo of institutionalization of the new, market oriented, structures, will differ among them. Sugden & Tomlinson (2002) developed a multi-method style of qualitative research for making sense of the deep, inside information below the surface of everyday life. They call it the "Brighton method. Applying the Brighton method for this research implies that the three cases will be studied with respect to their history, their present marketing actions, their results and the changes in their organization. In-depth interviews, document analysis (policy plans, marketing plans and more), and where possible observations and participations are used to create a critical and investigative view of the organizations in change. Results The KorfFed used the marketing program to further develop existing programs. Although the outcomes of these programs were not new, the program has opened the eyes of the president, director and staff members. They are now conscious of the urgency of a market orientation, and a marketing orientation (a marketing position has already been introduced), and they see opportunities in attracting non-competition playing korfball players. They have, however, not yet reached the phase of semi-institutionalization of the market oriented structures. This can be concluded from the following: - The organization still has an ad-hoc character; - Some board members still make decisions based on their own insights rather than on information from the professional part of the organization; - Decisions to start programs are still grounded on subsidy possibilities rather than on market possibilities. Interest dissatisfaction and power dependencies are the main dynamics that form barriers in the planned organizational change. The BillFed is a federation that covers four disciplines, i.e. pool, snooker, carom, and billiard 3 cushions. The federation used to act upon these four disciplines. The marketing program has made clear that the BillFed should act upon target groups instead of on these disciplines. Therefore, the federation created a vision to reach youth, young adults, as also elderly people. Carrying out this new vision requires a market orientated structure (focus on target groups) instead of an internal orientated structure (focus on discipline groups). This new vision is created on an upper level (general board together with professional staff) in the organization. This federation also introduced a professional marketing position. Unfortunately, the underlying layers remain slightly passive and are not willing to work along the new structures, which mean that the new structures have not been diffused across the whole organization. Interest dissatisfaction, value commitments and power dependencies are the problematic dynamics. The JeuFed used to have a strong competition and tournament (internal) orientation, while many jeu-de-boules players play the game just for fun. The marketing program has created the insight that the just-for-fun players are also an important target group. Hence, 3 projects are developed to make club membership more attractive for all jeu-de-boules players. Since the federation never worked with projects before, they just found out that implementing projects such as these requires new structures. The JeuFed has just arrived in the pre-institutionalized phase, still far away from the semi-institutionalized chapter. Power dependencies and a lack of capacity for change are influencing dynamics in this case. Discussion Although it is already 1½ years ago that Dutch NSFs finished their marketing program, in none of the described cases the new structures have reached the semi-institutional stage. These new structures or actions are not yet diffused across the organizations, and the old structures are not eroding. In all three cases another combination of endogenous dynamics are influencing the process of organizational change. Continuing research is needed to find out whether these federations will ever reach the next stage of institutionalization and which dynamics will play an important role.
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