Book presentation Changing Contexts in Urban Regeneration
location: Berlage Zaal 1 & 2, Faculteit Bouwkunde
On 6 July 2010 the faculty of Architecture is to present het book Changing Contexts in Urban Regeneration by Paul Stouten. The book is to be published by publisher Technepress and strives to connect the academic theories on urban renewal and regeneration with the professional practice of it.
Changing Contexts in Urban Regeneration
Urban renewal plans need to respond to new conditions and requirements, caused by changes in the population 
and in social structure. That way, urban renewal becomes a sustainable endeavour. This principle is key to Changing Contexts in Urban Regeneration. It shows that urban renewal should take an integrated approach to the physical, environmental, social and economic programmes, based on fundamental solutions that stand the test of time.
Changing Contexts in Urban Regeneration presents a comprehensive overview of relevant theory, including the socio-spatial characteristics of neighbourhoods and cities; the place of individuals and households in the economic system; and the design form of the housing stock in relation to its usability, valuation, and adaptability.
Next, it evaluates the urban renewal plans that the city of Rotterdam launched in the seventies, drawing international attention at the time, leading to changes in the structures of housing provision, as well as the economic and social context.
The author makes his case by evaluating a major urban renewal plan that has been tested for over 30 years, and connects the academic theory and debate with professional practice.
Author Paul Stouten
Dr. ir. Paul Stouten is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, where he is specialised in urban regeneration strategies, urban planning and socio-spatial processes. Dr. Stouten has served as an advisor to various municipalities in the Netherlands on the issue of social sustainability, urban renewal and housing strategies. He has investigated urban renewal and housing strategies in Rotterdam since the seventies
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