Reviving a Neighbourhood in the Old City Center of The Hague - Water as a Strategic Tool for Boosting the Economic, Social, and Ecological Sustainability
(2021) ASBM01 20212Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- Canals have always been an important part of The Netherlands and played a big role within the urban development of the cities. As many of the canals lost their functions by the 19th century, a lot were replaced with streets infrastructure.
Replacing the canals with streets has affected the overall ambience of many neighbourhoods in The Netherlands. The elimination of the water element caused many towns to end up with wider streets and multiple transportation systems, resulting in further disconnection between the areas at pedestrian level.
The Hague, the capital of South Holland, had many of its historic canals run through the city center. By the 20th century, many of the canals were removed and replaced with the tram infrastructure,... (More) - Canals have always been an important part of The Netherlands and played a big role within the urban development of the cities. As many of the canals lost their functions by the 19th century, a lot were replaced with streets infrastructure.
Replacing the canals with streets has affected the overall ambience of many neighbourhoods in The Netherlands. The elimination of the water element caused many towns to end up with wider streets and multiple transportation systems, resulting in further disconnection between the areas at pedestrian level.
The Hague, the capital of South Holland, had many of its historic canals run through the city center. By the 20th century, many of the canals were removed and replaced with the tram infrastructure, which was built in order to further connect the city of The Hague with faster transportation, as it grew larger in size. This process left an old neighbourhood, known today as Chinatown, to lose its active element and become more abandoned. Not only did that stunt the growth and development of Chinatown, but it added to the neighborhood’s dark past of being a demolished and abandoned Jewish neighbourhood after the World War II.
This thesis investigates how to revive the Chinatown neighbourhood, with the focus of bringing back the old historic canals and enhancing the identity of the neighbourhood. Making Chinatown more prominent in the city center of The Hague, while also boosting its economic, social and ecological sustainability. (Less)
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- author
- Abudan Al-Masry, Nada LU
- supervisor
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- Laura Liuke LU
- organization
- course
- ASBM01 20212
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Canals, Reviving, Old City, Netherlands, The Hague, Chinatown, Water
- language
- English
- id
- 9067262
- date added to LUP
- 2021-10-25 09:19:07
- date last changed
- 2021-10-25 09:19:07
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abstract = {{Canals have always been an important part of The Netherlands and played a big role within the urban development of the cities. As many of the canals lost their functions by the 19th century, a lot were replaced with streets infrastructure.
Replacing the canals with streets has affected the overall ambience of many neighbourhoods in The Netherlands. The elimination of the water element caused many towns to end up with wider streets and multiple transportation systems, resulting in further disconnection between the areas at pedestrian level.
The Hague, the capital of South Holland, had many of its historic canals run through the city center. By the 20th century, many of the canals were removed and replaced with the tram infrastructure, which was built in order to further connect the city of The Hague with faster transportation, as it grew larger in size. This process left an old neighbourhood, known today as Chinatown, to lose its active element and become more abandoned. Not only did that stunt the growth and development of Chinatown, but it added to the neighborhood’s dark past of being a demolished and abandoned Jewish neighbourhood after the World War II.
This thesis investigates how to revive the Chinatown neighbourhood, with the focus of bringing back the old historic canals and enhancing the identity of the neighbourhood. Making Chinatown more prominent in the city center of The Hague, while also boosting its economic, social and ecological sustainability.}},
author = {{Abudan Al-Masry, Nada}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Reviving a Neighbourhood in the Old City Center of The Hague - Water as a Strategic Tool for Boosting the Economic, Social, and Ecological Sustainability}},
year = {{2021}},
}