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Socio-spatial history of Peterbos
Evolution of a vertical fabric
Authors Temesgen Abegaz Yimam, Harsh Lakhani
As, Henri Lefebvre, In The production of space (Leberbve, (1974)lays out a socio-spatial theory that claims a dialectical connection between space and social relations. Lefebvre’s conceptualization was recognition of space as produced rather than given indicating that social relations are both producing space and shaped by it. Peterbos, a modernist social housing estate of 3200 inhabitants, had a contested history. Built for the working class Belgian People, it had glorious days, crisis and recently stigma and prejudice. This urban analysis explores the entangled sociospatial evolution of Peterbos and its present condition by showing historical changes? The socio-spatial perspective of urban research, built environment is intrinsically meaningful: It has its semiotics that tell about policy, culture, society, economy, etc., (Gottdiener M. (2011). The urban scale socio spatial analysis method is applied in Peterbos by exploring the housing process, management, maintenance and demography changes through critical timeline study. Critical timeline study, as presented in housing and urban studies (Hui, 2013) is relevant to explore changes. This method allows to identify the critical time of change of system, building condition, people, and important aspects of the site. Through this, general conditions of the critical timelines are shown but it is limited to explore domestic urbanism and exact interior conditions. Section is used primarily to show the timeline study. The section is used to show the demography, maintenance, social and economy issues. Historical aerial photographs are used to compare the changes in the site and the section.
References Gottdiener M., Hutchison R.: The New Urban Sociology. 4th ed. Boulder, CO: Westview/ Gottdiener/Hutchinson, 2011, 394; see also 20 Hui, X.: Housing, Urban Renewal and Socio-Spatial Integration, A Study on Rehabilitating the Former Socialistic Public Housing Areas in Beijing ,2013. pp 243 (Master thesis). Retrieved from http://abe.tudelft.nl/index.php/faculty-architecture/index Leberbve, H. (1974). In The production of space. OXford, UK: Blackwell.
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THE SITE IS POPULATED BY 3,200 PERSONS (OR 1,500 HOUSEHOLDS) A MAJORITY OF BELGIANS, AND A GROWING MINORITY OF MOROCCAN, TURKISH AND OTHER HOUSEHOLDS. LACK OF MAINTENANCE FORCED SOME BASMENTS TO BE CLOSED INTERIOR OF THE OLDER UNITS IS POORLY MAINTAINED THE LAST MAINTENANCE OF THE THE OLDER APARTMENT’S ENVELOPE WAS IN 2010
SOCIAL RENTAL HOUSING REMAINS MARGINAL ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THE SO-CALLED LOW-INCOME GROUPS BRUSSELLS HAS LESS (37000) SOCIAL HOUSING UNITES COMPARED TO 300000 OF FLANDERS AND WALLONIA
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PETERBOS WAS FIRST ONLY FOR BELGIAN LOW INCOME GROUP MAJORITY OF ITS FIRST RESIDENTS WERE SINGLE MOTHER AND MIDDLE-CLASS WORKING FAMILY CONSTRUCTED IN TWO PHASES, 196-1975 &1969-1882
FORDIST REGULATION MODEL INTRODUCED AN IMPORTANT GROWTH CYCLE IN THE BELGIAN ECONOMY, 1960’S SUB-URBANIZATION AND MIDDLE CLASS HOME OWNERSHIP IN THE URBAN PERIPHERY
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THE BRUSSELS CAPITAL REGION LOST 23 PER CENT OF ITS INDUSTRIAL JOBS BETWEEN 1980 AND 1991 FROM 1991 TO 1993, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WERE SUSPENDED GREW BY ALMOST 300% IN 1992, THE SHARE OF BRUSSELS UNEMPLOYEMENT BY FOREIGNERS WAS 16%
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GUEST MIGRANTS, CAME IN THE 1960S TO FILL IN BOTH THE SOCIOECONOMIC ANDSPATIAL GAPS LEFT BY THE SUBURBANISING POPULATION GUESTWORKERS CONCENTRATED IN WHAT CAN BE CALLED THE RESIDUAL RENTAL SECTOR THE PRIVATE RENTAL SECTOR OFFERING CHEAP HOUSING IN OLD BUILDINGS
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Old Brussels seen from the sky
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SPATIALLY, THE 19THCENTURY INNER-CITY NEIGHBOURHOODS IS ABANDONED BY THE MAJORITY OFTHE BELGIAN POPULATION. INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SINGLES AND COUPLES WITHOUT CHILDREN DEEPENED SOCIO-SPATIAL CONTRASTS BETWEEN CENTRE AND PERIPHERY NEW ‘TARGET GROUPS’ ARE ASYLUM-SEEKERS, POLITICAL REFUGEES AND PERSONS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE ILLEGAL IN THE COUNTRY.
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1979 THE OIL CRISIS HIT BELGIUM IN 1973 THERMAL INSULATION PRICE INCREASED RESIDENTS OF PETERBOS LEFT BEAUSE OF POOR INSULATION OF THE FACADETHE HEATING PRICE INCREMENT THE HOUSING COMPANY ALLOWS IMMIGRANTS TO DWELL
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WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF OLD PEOPLE OF EARLY INHABITANTS, PETERBOS HAD RADICAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE A PLACE OF MULTINATIONALITIES, PETERBOS HAS LESSSOIAL COHESION IT BECOME AN INFAMOUS AND STIGMATIZED PLACE
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