Housing, neighbourhoods and interventions

Original title: Wonen, wijken en interventies Current Dutch neighbourhood policy is aimed at improving the position of 'priority neighbourhoods'. How successful is the policy proving? Does restructuring and the sale of social housing help? Does increasing the amount of green space and building playgrounds in the neighbourhood contribute to a liveable and safe residential environment? And how are neighbourhood residents faring? Does designation as a priority neighbourhood offer sufficient opportunities for people to improve their social and economic status? And if they do succeed in this, do they then move out of the neighbourhood? These and other questions are addressed in this report. This study was carried out at the request of the Directorate-General for Housing, Communities and Integration at the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. Karin Wittebrood is a senior scientific researcher in the Housing, Liveability and Safety research group at SCP. She is also a Professor occupying an endowed chair in Civic Safety in the Urban Public Space at University of Amsterdam. Matthieu Permentier is a researcher in the Housing, Liveability and Safety research group at SCP. His special area of interest is the dynamics of housing mobility in urban neighbourhoods and the effectiveness of neighbourhood policy. Fenne Pinkster is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Her research interests include neighbourhood effects and the importance of the neighbourhood in the daily lives of residents