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Bowen, P, Peihua Zhang, R and Edwards, P (2021) An investigation of work-related strain effects and coping mechanisms among South African construction professionals. Construction Management and Economics, 39(04), 298–322.
Ershadi, M, Davis, P and Newaz, M T (2021) Important academic interventions for promoting resilience: The perception of construction management undergraduates. Construction Management and Economics, 39(04), 340–55.
Hiete, M, Stengel, J, Ludwig, J and Schultmann, F (2011) Matching construction and demolition waste supply to recycling demand: a regional management chain model. Building Research & Information, 39(04), 333–51.
Johansson, B O H (2011) The post-war destruction of Swedish cities. Building Research & Information, 39(04), 412–29.
Mallach, A (2011) Demolition and preservation in shrinking US industrial cities. Building Research & Information, 39(04), 380–94.
Thomsen, A and van der Flier, K (2011) Understanding obsolescence: a conceptual model for buildings. Building Research & Information, 39(04), 352–62.
Uusitalo, P, Lappalainen, E, Seppänen, O, Pikas, E, Peltokorpi, A, Menzhinskii, N and Piitulainen, M (2021) To trust or not to trust: is trust a prerequisite for solving design quality problems?. Construction Management and Economics, 39(04), 279–97.
van den Berg, M, Voordijk, H and Adriaanse, A (2021) BIM uses for deconstruction: an activity-theoretical perspective on reorganising end-of-life practices. Construction Management and Economics, 39(04), 323–39.
Wallace, D and Wallace, R (2011) Consequences of massive housing destruction: the New York City fire epidemic. Building Research & Information, 39(04), 395–411.
Wassenberg, F (2011) Demolition in the Bijlmermeer: lessons from transforming a large housing estate. Building Research & Information, 39(04), 363–79.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: demolition; high-rise housing; housing policy; housing stock; urban renewal
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2011.585104
- Abstract:
The most idealistic modern post-war housing area in the Netherlands is the Bijlmermeer high-rise district in Amsterdam's suburbs. However, the development quickly became a failure, leading to the eventual demolition of half of its 13 000 dwellings, only a generation after completion, becoming one of Europe's largest urban renewal areas. The underlying reasons for this drastic demolition process are explored through a longitudinal view of how and why demolition occurs. The urban renewal process occurred over 20 plus years and changed dramatically in policy and strategy over this period: from initial denial, to the provision of new or improved services, amenities and infrastructure, to new management, finance and demographic (inhabitant) selection processes, to demolition and rebuilding. The process reflects the varied nature of difficult problems, the changing dynamics in building consensus between stakeholders and the emerging recognition that solutions must entail social, physical and financial capital. The Bijlmermeer transformation is significant for the regeneration of other housing estates as clear lessons are evident about the interplay between the physical form, management and demographics and they illustrate why demolition is a solution of the last resort.
Williams, C C and Kayaoglu, A (2021) Explaining the supply of home repair and renovation services in the undeclared economy: lessons from Europe. Construction Management and Economics, 39(04), 356–68.