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URBAN STREETSCAPE THE ROLE OF STREET AS URBAN OPEN SPACE FOR URBAN REGENERATION IN DUTCH NEIGHBOURHOOD GRADUATION STUDIO URBAN REGENERATION IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT 2012-2013 Juyoung Jung, 4182790 Mentor team: 1st mentor: Paul Stouten, Dr. Ir. P.L.M. 2nd mentor: John Westrik, Ir. J.A. External examiner: Andre Mulder Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture Department of Urbanism Urban regeneration in the European context June. 24th. 2013 PREFACE PREFACE The Netherlands is one of the fi rst countries that have This report discusses the case of Carnisse, a neigh- implemented Pedestrian Oriented Design (POD) concept bourhood in the southern part of Rotterdam. In order in the urban area. ‘Woonerf’ (it can be roughly translated to develop this project, the neighbourhood was ana- in English as ‘Living yard’) was the most popular type lysed within the city, district and neighbourhood scale. of POD in 1970s. ‘Woonerf’ aimed to infl uence driver’s The analysis of Carnisse showed some possible rea- behaviour and improve both the safety and quality of life sons that could make the neighbourhood deprived. on the street. It gave the street the functions of meeting place, playground, and walking area. Consequently, it made playful and creative urban landscape, and was very successful in the Netherlands. Moreover, it has spread throughout Western European countries such as Ger- many, Denmark, and the UK(Hamilton-Baillie, 2008). In the case of UK, the concept of ‘Home Zones’ was developed from the original concept of ‘Woonerf (resi- dential area with restrictions to slow down traffi c)’, and it was implemented in order to revitalise deprived neigh- bourhoods.
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