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Urban renewal without displacement? Belgium's 'housing contract experiment' and the risks of gentrification Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
Gentrification has become part and parcel of urban policies throughout the world. Critics have argued against those policies but they have not yet developed concrete and comprehensive alternatives. This paper seeks to remedy this omission by investigating the Belgian ‘housing contract’ experiment (2005–2007). Quite exceptionally, Belgium’s ‘housing contract’ experiment was based on the premise that housing policies should improve the quality of ...
Participation, for Whom? The Potential of Gamified Participatory Artefacts in Uncovering Power Relations within Urban Renewal Projects Hasselt University
When defining participation in urban renewal projects in a political sense, this concept implies the challenging of power relations in each of its dimensions while addressing the need for knowledge, action and consciousness. Knowledge is defined as a resource which affects observable decision making. Action looks at who is involved in the production of such knowledge in order to challenge and shape the political agenda. Consciousness is how the ...
The divisive nature of neoliberal urban renewal in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso KU Leuven
This chapter analyses the extent to which neoliberal urban development, in particular slum redevelopment in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, has the potential to support or undermine strong urban social struggles for the ‘right to the city’. Slum redevelopment in Burkina Faso is a widespread and large-scale phenomenon which affects a large number of residents. Large-scale slum redevelopment was introduced by the revolutionary government ...