scholarly journals Social Capital, Neighbourhood Attachment and Participation in Distressed Urban Areas. A Case Study in The Hague and Utrecht, the Netherlands

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karien Dekker
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The Hague

scholarly journals Komunikasi Sosial Capital Sebagai Dakwah Kultural pada Masyarakat Islam di Pelosok Desa

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Supriyo Wira
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Village Community ◽  
The Status ◽  
Village Communities ◽  
The Village

Indonesia needs to have social capital so that groups living in a society consisting of approximately 500 ethnic groups can unite. Every ethnicity has the potential to maintain its culture and territory. Moreover, Indonesia is a country where most of the population lives in rural areas and only a small part lives in urban areas. With the lack of economic development and education in the rural villages, the information flowing in the villages is not as fast and significant as in the cities. Even the da'i (preachers) have to fight harder to gain trust, so that they can provide precise and accurate religious information to the village community. This study discusses deeper on how Social Capital communication as a cultural da'wah can touch the community, especially in rural areas, to absorb religious information properly and correctly. This case study employs literature review method in collecting the data. The descriptive approach employed in this study also helps investigate the status of the existing factors and then looks at the relationship between one factor and another. Human resources or human capital is a very important and strategic capital in the life of a community organization. This is especially in terms of how a preacher as a communicator can convey his da'wah message to the village community, with a cultural and belief approach. Such way of communication is what makes the village communities easier to accept the da'wah activities since they are based on trust, mutual understanding and shared values. In addition, the communicators also convey all information about religion according to the existing culture and beliefs.

Traffic Flow Control in Congested Motorway Networks Using Buffers

1998 ◽  
Vol 1612 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
Patrick T. W. Broeren ◽  
Dirk Westland
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Flow Control ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Normal Pattern ◽  
Total Delay ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Motorway Networks

Around large urban areas, daily recurrent congestion in the form of queueing at bottlenecks is nowadays a normal pattern. Apart from the congestion that directly follows from the capacity deficit at bottlenecks, more and more motorways are affected by a secondary congestion problem due to blocking of motorway exits and entries by long queues that build up upstream of bottlenecks, causing delay to travelers who are not going through the bottleneck. A solution to avoid congestion-induced blockage is the construction of so-called buffer facilities. These are local widenings of the motorway by adding one or more lanes just before a bottleneck. Buffers can shorten queues by an amount that is more than proportional to the number of added lanes. In this way congestion-induced blockage can be avoided and total delay is reduced significantly. Buffers are a cost-effective way to fight motorway congestion. The principles and functioning of buffer facilities are explained. Design elements and criteria as well as calculation of buffer dimensions are considered. Attention is given to the control of traffic flow at the entrance and exit of buffers. This is demonstrated with a case study from the Netherlands.

scholarly journals Performance agreements to ensure societal legitimacy in the social housing sector; an embedded case study of implementation in the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. J. Plettenburg ◽  
T. Hoppe ◽  
H. M. H. van der Heijden ◽  
M. G. Elsinga
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Housing Policy ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Housing Sector ◽  
Housing Associations ◽  
The Social

AbstractIn 2015 the Housing Act was revised in order to further regulate the social housing sector in the Netherlands and thereby improve the steering possibilities for the central government to coordinate housing associations. This included local performance agreements for social housing policy obtaining a legal status. By introducing this policy instrument central government seeks to facilitate and ensure the tri-partite cooperation between municipalities, housing associations and tenants’ organisations in order to release funds by housing associations for social benefit. This should improve the position of municipalities and tenants’ organisations in social housing, and improve legitimate policy making. In this paper the main research question is: How are local performance agreements implemented targeting increased societal legitimacy in local social housing policy making, and what are its strengths and weaknesses in three selected cases in the Netherlands? A case study research design was used involving three local embedded case studies. As a theoretical framework the Contextual Interaction Theory was used. Data collection involved expert interviews and review of policy documents. Results reveal several weaknesses that impede the implementation of performance agreements, including issues in the broader governance regime and context, as well as issues with the inter-organisational structure and stakeholder interaction regarding the tri-partite cooperation between the key actors. This has to do with the precarious role of the tenants’ organisations in the process, and the local housing policy as the basis of local performance agreements. Results also show that implementation of performance agreements is more difficult in cities with dense urban areas.

Civic engagement measured in square metres. Church and civil society in a Dutch suburb

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 552-569
Author(s):  
Marten van der Meulen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Empirical Level ◽  
The Way

In a case study on suburban churches the author describes how religious ideas, material resources and relationships of trust together form capital that enables and limits the civic engagement of the churches. The case study is based on ethnographic research in the newly built suburb of Leidsche Rijn in the Netherlands. The author concludes that a focus on the combination of different forms of capital available in congregational networks helps to obtain a better understanding of the often noted positive relationship between religion and civic engagement. The study shows that capital has an ambiguous influence: it enables and limits civic engagement. Researchers should therefore not be overly positive about the effects of social capital. They should also be aware of the ‘essential contestedness’ of civic engagement. The way civic engagement actually works on an empirical level calls into question any easy definition that researchers may devise.

scholarly journals In the ‘h200d’: Crips and the intersection between space and identity in the Netherlands

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A Roks
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Spatial Practices ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The City ◽  
The Way

Since the early 1990s, there have been reports in the Netherlands of groups of youngsters calling themselves Crips and Bloods. In this article, I will focus on the case of the Dutch Rollin 200 Crips from the city of The Hague, drawing on three years of fieldwork (2011–2013) in a small neighbourhood that this Dutch ‘gang’ claims as their ‘h200d’. The history of the Rollin 200 Crips shows their deeply rooted connection to the locality, whilst the influences from global street and gang cultures simultaneously resonates in both the name of the gang and their street spatial practices. By looking at the ways these Dutch Crips engage in acts of territoriality, I want to build on Ilan’s (2013: 5–7; 2015: 75) and Fraser’s (2013, 2015) observations that there is a need to revisit some of the assumptions that underpin the understanding of street spatial practices and specifically the way young people understand and construct space and identity. This case study highlights the interconnection between space and identity, both in terms of how the gang identity of these Dutch Crips influences their usage of space, but also how space is used in the construction of personal identities.

Assessment of Natural Disaster Coping Capacity from Social Capital Perspectives: A Case Study of Bangkok

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-578
Author(s):  
Sutee Anantsuksomsri ◽  
Nij Tontisirin ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Coping Capacity

Many cities and regions have recently experienced economic and environmental losses due to natural disasters. Economic losses are particularly high in urban areas where population and many economic activities are highly concentrated. Urban communities’ abilities and capacities to cope with natural disasters are essential to understand the impacts of natural disasters. Urban communities’ coping capacity is found to be closely linked to social capital of such communities. This paper aims to assess the natural disaster coping capacity of urban residents with social capital approach. The case study is Bangkok, Thailand. Using principal component analysis (PCA), the analysis shows that social cohesion, empowerment, and trust plays a key role in social capital level of Bangkok residents. Mapping social capital index at the district level suggests that urbanization may be contributable to the level of social capital.

scholarly journals Building damage assessment and settlement monitoring in subsidence-affected urban areas: case study in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 382 ◽  
pp. 651-656
Author(s):  
Gianfranco Nicodemo ◽  
Dario Peduto ◽  
Settimio Ferlisi
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Building Damage ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Forecasting Models ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
Building Behaviour

Abstract. Buildings in subsiding areas may suffer from settlements causing damages of different severity levels with high impact in terms of yearly economic losses. In these contexts, a systematic damage assessment jointly with continuous monitoring of relevant parameters (e.g. settlements exhibited by points located on the roof) can be extremely useful to control the building behaviour and develop forecasting models. In this regard, the paper presents the results of an integrated analysis carried out on a subsidence-affected urban area in the Netherlands where the availability of multi-temporal building damage surveys and a long DInSAR monitoring dataset allowed both retrieving quantitative empirical relationships between the cause (magnitude of the selected intensity parameter, IP) and the effect (recorded damage severity level, DL) and generating empirical fragility and vulnerability curves. The results pointed out the importance of considering the exact dating of the onset of building damage and the corresponding magnitude of the considered IP in the generation of quantitative forecasting models.

scholarly journals Dutch Hybrid Neighbourhoods of 1860–1910 in Heat Transition: The Case Study of Zeeheldenkwartier in The Hague

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 5255
Author(s):  
Leo Oorschot
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Important Conclusion ◽  
The Hague

This paper explores the typo-morphologic characteristics of late 19th century hybrid neighbourhoods in urban regions of The Netherlands and possibilities of a feasible climate neutral energy system in the future. The Zeeheldenkwartier neighbourhood in The Hague is used as a case study. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are involved to ensure access to affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) and make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SDG 11). With the 2019 Dutch-Climate-Agreement The Netherlands decided on a neighbourhood approach to the transition from natural gas to a climate neutral energy supply in buildings. Implicit homogeneity in most buildings of neighbourhoods is presupposed, in contrast to older neighbourhoods that were laid out before World War I. These are nowadays heterogenic, attractive, mixed and often protected neighbourhoods because of the quality of the architecture. Establishing a generic energy plan here is a challenge. The foremost important conclusion is the recognition of the architectural and urban quality and features of these kinds of neighbourhoods and to develop specific legislation and rules about insulation, service and energy systems. Another conclusion about the strategy is that one should not rely on a single generic solution but rather apply multiple forms of heat supply over a longer period of time. There is lack of heat and construction capacity. Box-in-box-renovation is best done when people are moving and the house is uninhabited. The tenants of a neighbourhood should oganise, not building owners, and implement legislation and framework for rental apartments. Insulation should be done to mandatory Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) label B or C, adding sound and energy production of heat pumps and district heating.

Pengaruh Modal Sosial Terhadap Perkembangan Pariwisata di Kepulauan Riau

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Nadjmi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Study Strategy ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Kepulauan Riau merupakan provinsi yang terdiri dari beberapa pulau diantaranya Pulau Batam, Pulau Bintan dan Pulau Karimun. Modal sosial merupakan serangkaian nilai dan norma informal yang dimiliki oleh kelompok masyarat dalam membagun kerjasamanya. Lingkup penelitian pada pembahasan ini adalah terfokus pada pengaruh modal sosial terhadap perkembangan pariwisata di Kepulauan Riau dalam hal ini Pulau Batam, Pulau Bintan, dan Pulau Karimun. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Penelitian ini dikondisikan sebagai penelitian kualitatif melalui strategi studi kasus. Sistem pendekatan yang digunakan juga merupakan pendekatan deskriptif analitik. Melakukan pengamatan langsung, mengumpulkan data-data kemudian menghubungkannya dengan kajian teori yang digunakan. Lokus penelitian ini terdapat di Kepulauan Riau dengan melihat pengaruh modal sosial pada perkembangan pariwisata di ketiga pulau yaitu Pulau Batam, Pulau Bintan dan Pulau Karimun. Berdasarkan hasil survey yang saya lakukan di Kepulauan Riau, terutama pada ketiga pulau yaitu Pulau Batam, Pulau Bintan, dan Pulau Karimun, dari ketiga pulau tersebut ternyata pada Pulau Karimun perkembangan pariwisatanya tidak terlalu berkembang karena masyarakat yang tidak menerima adanya wisatawan terutama wisatawan mancanegara. Riau Islands is a province consisting of several islands including Batam Island, Bintan Island and Karimun Island. Social capital is a set of informal values ​​and norms that are owned by community groups in building cooperation. The scope of research in this discussion is focused on the influence of social capital on the development of tourism in the Riau Islands, in this case Batam Island, Bintan Island, and Karimun Island. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research. This research is conditioned as qualitative research through a case study strategy. The system approach used is also a descriptive analytic approach. Make direct observations, collect data and then relate it to the study of the theories used. The locus of this research is in the Riau Islands by looking at the influence of social capital on the development of tourism in the three islands, namely Batam Island, Bintan Island and Karimun Island. Based on the results of a survey I conducted in the Riau Islands, especially on the three islands, namely Batam Island, Bintan Island, and Karimun Island, of the three islands, it turns out that on Karimun Island the development of tourism is not very developed because people do not accept tourists, especially foreign tourists.

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