Policy tensions in demolition: Dutch social housing and circularity

Paul Jonker-Hoffrén

doi:10.5334/bc.305

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Policy artefacts.

NAME	THEMATIC FIELD	LEVEL	TYPE	LEGAL BASIS	PERIOD
Woonvisie 2030	Housing policy	Municipal	Policy document	Woningwet 2015	2016–30
Woonvisie 2030 Addendum	Housing policy	Municipal	Policy document	Woningwet 2015	2019–30
Voortgangs-rapportage Woonvisie 2030	Housing policy	Municipal	Policy document	n.a.	2018
Volkshuisvestelijke Prioriteiten	Housing policy	National	Policy document	Woningwet 2015	2021–25
Bestuurlijke Overeenkomst Wijken in Balans (BOK)	Housing, social policy	Municipal	Agreement between the municipality and corporations	Private law contract	2019–30
Omgevingsvisie Rotterdam	Environmental policy	Municipal	Policy document	Omgevingswet	2021
Van Zooi tot Mooi (Rotterdam Circulair 2019)	Environmental policy	Municipal	Policy document	Rotterdam Council decision	2019
Kantelpunt (Rotterdam Circulair 2021)	Environmental policy	Municipal	Policy document	Rotterdam Council decision	2021
Midterm Review NPRZ	Housing, social policy	National/municipal	Policy document	Multilevel policy agreement	2022
Green deal Verduurzaming Betonketen	Environmental policy	National	Policy agreement	Private law contract	2011
Betonakkoord	Environmental policy	Sectoral	Sectoral agreement	Private law contract	2018
Transitieagenda Circulaire Bouw	Environmental policy	National	Sectoral agreement	Grondstoffenakkoord (2017)	2018
Metabolic (Rotterdam Urban Mine)	Environmental, economic policy	n.a.	Consultancy report	n.a.	2021
Metabolic Materiaalstromen	Environmental, economic policy	n.a.	Consultancy report	n.a.	2018
Visitatierapport Vestia	Housing policy	n.a.	Evaluation	n.a.	2021
Visitatierapport Havensteder	Housing policy	n.a.	Evaluation	n.a.	2023
Visitatierapport Woonstad Rotterdam	Housing policy	n.a.	Evaluation	n.a.	2018

[i] Note: For links to these publicly available documents, see the supplemental data online.

Table 2

The ‘big four’ housing corporations.

NAME	APPROXIMATE HOUSING STOCK	ACTIVE AREA
Woonstad Rotterdam	55,800	Rotterdam
Woonbron	25,570	Wider Rotterdam region
Havensteder	45,000	Rotterdam area
Vestia	29,000	Rotterdam

Mentions of ‘deconstruction’ in performance agreements.

Table 3

Demolitions in Rotterdam.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Demolition count	400	220	300	375	400 (estimate)

[i] Sources: CBS StatLine; Rotterdam municipal expert.

Table 4

Performance agreements (prestatieafspraken) agreed or not signed by year and housing corporation.

YEAR OF …	WOONBRON	WOONSTAD ROTTERDAM	HAVENSTEDER	VESTIA^a
2019	√	√	√	√
2020–2021	√	×	×	√
2022–2023	×	×	×	×

[i] Note: ^aVestia only signed a performance agreement for 2022, because it would be split up into separate entities from 2023.

√ = Signed (approved), × = not signed (not approved).

Source: Rekenkamer Rotterdam (2021: 160–161).

Policy tensions in demolition: Dutch social housing and circularity

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