UMDSU
PORTFOLIO
Urban Management & Development: Sustainable Urbanism programme
IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam in partnership with Science Without Borders
ATELIER ROTTERDAM III
Tarwewijk
UMDSU3
Atelier Rotterdam offers a practical, real-life challenge to the UMSDU students, where they have to put into practice all the knowledge they have acquired during the previous modules. Each year the students are offered the opportunity to make a difference in Rotterdam, as real-life cases and issues have to be tackled in different neighborhoods. The focus of UMDSU3 was on the Tarwewijk.
"WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME
TO TARWEWIJK?"
Tarwewijk is considered as one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Rotterdam, and is generally perceived as a bad place to reside in. But what are the problems faced by its residents? How did these problems emerge? How to change the negative image associated with the Tarwewijk? How to improve live quality of its inhabitants? Those are the first questions the groups had to deal with, and from there they had to broaden their horizons and immerse themselves into another reality that they were used to.
The students were divided in six groups, so each group could focus on a specific thematic area. The students started with conducting desk and field research about the Tarwewijk and their thematic area.
"
BEFORE, I HEARD IT AS DANGEROUS, BUT I DID NOT SEEN ANYTHING YET. THIS PLACE HAS A REPUTATION, IS MORE ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE SAY"
PORTUGUESE WOMAN, RESIDENT, 33
HOUSING
EDUCATION
& EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
& FACILITIES
INTEGRATED PLANNING
PUBLIC SPACE
HEALTH, SPORTS
& WELL BEING
POPULATION 12.071
78% OF IMMIGRANTS
AVERAGE 3 YEARS STAY
"
PEOPLE ARE INTEGRATED WITHIN THEIR OWN CULTURE, THEY HAVE CLOSED GROUPS. I DIDN'T FEEL WELCOMED WHEN I ARRIVED IN TARWEWIJK"
PALESTINIAN WOMAN, RESIDENT, 27
After gathering data by exploring the neighborhood physically and on internet, surveying residents, and interviewing key people, the students used various tools, such as Problem Tree analysis, Stakeholder analysis, brainstorming sessions, and SMART objectives setting, to extrapolate core problems, causes, and consequences. Based on their findings, during the follow weeks, they proposed strategies and actions to accomplish the intended solutions.
How can private property owners be stimulated to invest in the renovations of their properties?
In what way can education outcomes be improved to enable residents in Tarwewijk find suitable employment possibilities?
What programmes or facilities can be used by the city to promote the integration of the different socio-economic and diverse ethnic groups found in Tarwewijk?
What mechanisms can be used to improve the use of public space and enhance safety in Tawerwijk?
How to erase the stigmatization of Tawerwijk from inside and outside the neighborhood?
stakeholder analysis
stakeholder analysis
strategies + actions
OBJECTIVE 3 MONTHS ALL UNETHICAL LANDLORDS IDENTIFIED AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTING ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING QUALITY
OBJECTIVE 1 YEAR REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNETHICAL LANDLORDS AND INCREASE NUMBER OF RENOVATIONS IN HOUSES, WORKING TOWARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY
OBJECTIVE 5 YEARS INCREASE BY 50% THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD STUDYING IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
IDENTIFY THE SUITABLE STUDENTS FOR SKILLED JOBS
CREATION OF A
NETWORK
AMONG THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES TO
FINANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND IMPLEMENT
TREINEE PROGRAMS
IN COMPANIES
GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE BEST STUDENTS TO VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
INVITE RETIRED PEOPLE TO GIVE WORKSHOPS
CREATION OF TREINEE PROGRAM IN COMPANIES FOR THE BEST STUDENTS
What innovation or experiments can be used in Tarwewijk to improve well being of the area outcomes in Tarwewijk?
"
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE WALKING ON THE STREETS DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT"
MALE, TURKISH, 32
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problem tree
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