Out of Place?: Emotional Ties to the Neighbourhood in Urban Renewal in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom [Paperback]

In transforming deprived areas into great places to live much attention has been given to the physical, social and economical aspects of deprivation. However, little is known about the relationship between deprivation and emotional ties: What makes residents in deprived areas feel at home in their neighbourhood? In this PhD thesis Peter van der Graaf focused on the emotional ties of residents to their neighbourhood and researched how these ties are affected by urban renewal. He also compares practices between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, where the emotions of residents are considered more in urban renewal.In this PhD thesis Peter van der Graaf focused on the emotional ties of residents to their neighbourhood and researched how these ties are affected by urban renewal.1. Introduction, 2. People and Places: A Theoretical Exploration, 3. Research Design, 4. Place Attachment in the Netherlands, 5. Place Attachment in the United Kingdom, 6. Social Housing and Urban Renewal in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, 7. Case Study: Emmen Revisited, the Netherlands, 8. Case Study: Hoogvliet, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 9. Case Study: Sale, Manchester, United Kingdom, 10. Case Study: Newcastle-Gateshead, United Kingdom, 11. Summary and Discussion, References, Samenvatting, AppendicesPeter Frank van der Graaf obtained his college degree in 1993 at the Comenius College in Capelle aan den IJsel. In the same year he started studying Sociology at the University of Utrecht, specialising in theoretical-empirical research and data-analysis. He graduated in 1998 and his thesis subject was on the strategies of success for the Dutch Environmental Movement. In the following year he started working as a researcher at the Verwey-Jonker Instituut in Utrecht. His research at the Verwey-Jonker Institute focused on social work, social infrastructure, local social policies and urban renewal. While working at the Verwey-Jonker Institute, he starting writing his PhD dissertation in 20lsª