Gerard van Bortel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6178613 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerard van Bortel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerard |
| FAMILY NAME | van Bortel |
| SIGNATURE | VAN BORTEL G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Delft University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3736-0483 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Innovative Arrangements between Public and Private Actors in Affordable Housing Provision
Affordable housing is increasingly developed, financed and managed by a mix of state, third-sector, market and community actors. This has led to the emergence of various hybrid governance and finance arrangements. This development can be seen as part of a general long-term neoliberal trend in government policies, and social, cultural and economic developments. It is therefore likely that the hybridity and variety of governance and finance of affo…
An exploration of concepts and polices on ‘affordable housing’ in England, Italy, Poland and The Netherlands
The term ‘affordable housing’ has been rapidly gaining currency over the last decade across Europe, both in policy and research circles. While it is often used as a synonym or close relative of the term ‘social housing’, more recently it is finding its own definition and policy instruments in specific cities and countries. However, boundaries between both concepts remain unclear. To shed light on recent developments of each of these terms, this p…
Networks and Fault Lines
The changing role of housing associations in neighbourhood regeneration This study aims to increase our understanding of the role of social housing organisations in neighbourhood regeneration governance networks, in order to enhance the performance and outcomes of these networks. Our understanding of how governance networks work is still limited, especially concerning the role of non-state actors like housing associations. Hierarchical government…
Exemplary Urban Practitioners in Neighbourhood Renewal
Often institutional solutions such as structures and organisations are seen as best practices in neighbourhood renewal. Using empirical case study data from the Netherlands and the UK, this paper demonstrates that there should be more attention for the role of individual urban practitioners. The relevance of this conclusion goes beyond the domain of neighbourhood regeneration alone. Due to the new government policy paradigms (e.g. Big Society/Par…
Exploring the Meaning of Hybridity and Social Enterprise in Housing Organisations
While social housing has long been delivered through mixed economy mechanisms, there has been little focus in housing studies on what this means for housing organisations. This paper reviews recent international work applying concepts of social enterprise and hybridity to illuminate organisational behaviour. It addresses critiques of the explanatory value of these concepts by exploring their underlying meanings and their application to diverse ca…
Change for the Better?’—making sense of housing association mergers in the Netherlands and England
Mergers among housing associations have become a frequent phenomenon in both the Netherlands and England. The general literature on mergers highlights the need for research to consider the wider political and business environment, managerial motives and strategic choices, to adopt a process perspective and to evaluate outcomes in relation to competing definitions of goals and success criteria. This article applies these perspectives to consider d…
Neighbourhood regeneration and place leadership
This article contributes to the development of ideas about place leadership by focusing on the role played by housing associations within ‘place-shaping networks’ in neighbourhoods that have faced a long history of regeneration interventions in two cities in the Netherlands and England. It maps key features of place leadership in comparison with the more established paradigm of network governance. It explores the origins and purpose, content and …
Network governance in action
Theories on network governance constitute a promising approach to a better understanding of complex decision-making and problem-solving. Network theories are increasingly used in housing research. In this paper we present case-study findings on urban regeneration decision-making in Groningen, a medium-sized city in the North of the Netherlands. We used a network governance approach as an analytical framework. Social landlords and local government…
Critical perspectives on network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration
Significant claims have been made about the benefits of network governance and management in securing community involvement and assisting social integration in complex urban regeneration programmes. The move from vertical to horizontal forms of coordination, and the assumption of a more equal power distribution between participants, have combined with an emphasis on mutuality and trust to present networks as a promising mechanism for pluriform in…
Exploring network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration
This special issue of Journal of Housing and the Built Environment on network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration has emerged from a working group of the European Network of Housing Research (ENHR) on institutional and organizational dynamics in social housing. It builds on earlier work published in a special issue of Housing, Theory and Society on network perspectives in social housing (Mullins and Rhodes 2007…
A Network Perspective on the Organization of Social Housing in the Netherlands
In the past 15 years Dutch housing associations have undergone a transformation from strictly regulated and heavily subsidized organizations to financially and administratively independent enterprises. This transformation has sparked a lively debate on regulation and the role of the government in social housing. There is a broad consensus that something needs to be done about the operations of housing associations in the Netherlands. Hence, their…
Exploring the Meaning of Hybridity and Social Enterprise in Housing Organisations
While social housing has long been delivered through mixed economy mechanisms, there has been little focus in housing studies on what this means for housing organisations. This paper reviews recent international work applying concepts of social enterprise and hybridity to illuminate organisational behaviour. It addresses critiques of the explanatory value of these concepts by exploring their underlying meanings and their application to diverse ca…
An exploration of concepts and polices on ‘affordable housing’ in England, Italy, Poland and The Netherlands
The term ‘affordable housing’ has been rapidly gaining currency over the last decade across Europe, both in policy and research circles. While it is often used as a synonym or close relative of the term ‘social housing’, more recently it is finding its own definition and policy instruments in specific cities and countries. However, boundaries between both concepts remain unclear. To shed light on recent developments of each of these terms, this p…
Change for the Better?’—making sense of housing association mergers in the Netherlands and England
Mergers among housing associations have become a frequent phenomenon in both the Netherlands and England. The general literature on mergers highlights the need for research to consider the wider political and business environment, managerial motives and strategic choices, to adopt a process perspective and to evaluate outcomes in relation to competing definitions of goals and success criteria. This article applies these perspectives to consider d…
Critical perspectives on network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration
Significant claims have been made about the benefits of network governance and management in securing community involvement and assisting social integration in complex urban regeneration programmes. The move from vertical to horizontal forms of coordination, and the assumption of a more equal power distribution between participants, have combined with an emphasis on mutuality and trust to present networks as a promising mechanism for pluriform in…
A Network Perspective on the Organization of Social Housing in the Netherlands
In the past 15 years Dutch housing associations have undergone a transformation from strictly regulated and heavily subsidized organizations to financially and administratively independent enterprises. This transformation has sparked a lively debate on regulation and the role of the government in social housing. There is a broad consensus that something needs to be done about the operations of housing associations in the Netherlands. Hence, their…
Neighbourhood regeneration and place leadership
This article contributes to the development of ideas about place leadership by focusing on the role played by housing associations within ‘place-shaping networks’ in neighbourhoods that have faced a long history of regeneration interventions in two cities in the Netherlands and England. It maps key features of place leadership in comparison with the more established paradigm of network governance. It explores the origins and purpose, content and …
Network governance in action
Theories on network governance constitute a promising approach to a better understanding of complex decision-making and problem-solving. Network theories are increasingly used in housing research. In this paper we present case-study findings on urban regeneration decision-making in Groningen, a medium-sized city in the North of the Netherlands. We used a network governance approach as an analytical framework. Social landlords and local government…
Exploring network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration
This special issue of Journal of Housing and the Built Environment on network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration has emerged from a working group of the European Network of Housing Research (ENHR) on institutional and organizational dynamics in social housing. It builds on earlier work published in a special issue of Housing, Theory and Society on network perspectives in social housing (Mullins and Rhodes 2007…
Exemplary Urban Practitioners in Neighbourhood Renewal
Often institutional solutions such as structures and organisations are seen as best practices in neighbourhood renewal. Using empirical case study data from the Netherlands and the UK, this paper demonstrates that there should be more attention for the role of individual urban practitioners. The relevance of this conclusion goes beyond the domain of neighbourhood regeneration alone. Due to the new government policy paradigms (e.g. Big Society/Par…
Innovative Arrangements between Public and Private Actors in Affordable Housing Provision
Affordable housing is increasingly developed, financed and managed by a mix of state, third-sector, market and community actors. This has led to the emergence of various hybrid governance and finance arrangements. This development can be seen as part of a general long-term neoliberal trend in government policies, and social, cultural and economic developments. It is therefore likely that the hybridity and variety of governance and finance of affo…
A Network Perspective on the Organization of Social Housing in the Netherlands
In the past 15 years Dutch housing associations have undergone a transformation from strictly regulated and heavily subsidized organizations to financially and administratively independent enterprises. This transformation has sparked a lively debate on regulation and the role of the government in social housing. There is a broad consensus that something needs to be done about the operations of housing associations in the Netherlands. Hence, their…
Network governance in action
Theories on network governance constitute a promising approach to a better understanding of complex decision-making and problem-solving. Network theories are increasingly used in housing research. In this paper we present case-study findings on urban regeneration decision-making in Groningen, a medium-sized city in the North of the Netherlands. We used a network governance approach as an analytical framework. Social landlords and local government…
Critical perspectives on network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration
Significant claims have been made about the benefits of network governance and management in securing community involvement and assisting social integration in complex urban regeneration programmes. The move from vertical to horizontal forms of coordination, and the assumption of a more equal power distribution between participants, have combined with an emphasis on mutuality and trust to present networks as a promising mechanism for pluriform in…
Exploring network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration
This special issue of Journal of Housing and the Built Environment on network governance in urban regeneration, community involvement and integration has emerged from a working group of the European Network of Housing Research (ENHR) on institutional and organizational dynamics in social housing. It builds on earlier work published in a special issue of Housing, Theory and Society on network perspectives in social housing (Mullins and Rhodes 2007…
Change for the Better?’—making sense of housing association mergers in the Netherlands and England
Mergers among housing associations have become a frequent phenomenon in both the Netherlands and England. The general literature on mergers highlights the need for research to consider the wider political and business environment, managerial motives and strategic choices, to adopt a process perspective and to evaluate outcomes in relation to competing definitions of goals and success criteria. This article applies these perspectives to consider d…
Neighbourhood regeneration and place leadership
This article contributes to the development of ideas about place leadership by focusing on the role played by housing associations within ‘place-shaping networks’ in neighbourhoods that have faced a long history of regeneration interventions in two cities in the Netherlands and England. It maps key features of place leadership in comparison with the more established paradigm of network governance. It explores the origins and purpose, content and …
Exploring the Meaning of Hybridity and Social Enterprise in Housing Organisations
While social housing has long been delivered through mixed economy mechanisms, there has been little focus in housing studies on what this means for housing organisations. This paper reviews recent international work applying concepts of social enterprise and hybridity to illuminate organisational behaviour. It addresses critiques of the explanatory value of these concepts by exploring their underlying meanings and their application to diverse ca…
Exemplary Urban Practitioners in Neighbourhood Renewal
Often institutional solutions such as structures and organisations are seen as best practices in neighbourhood renewal. Using empirical case study data from the Netherlands and the UK, this paper demonstrates that there should be more attention for the role of individual urban practitioners. The relevance of this conclusion goes beyond the domain of neighbourhood regeneration alone. Due to the new government policy paradigms (e.g. Big Society/Par…
Networks and Fault Lines
The changing role of housing associations in neighbourhood regeneration This study aims to increase our understanding of the role of social housing organisations in neighbourhood regeneration governance networks, in order to enhance the performance and outcomes of these networks. Our understanding of how governance networks work is still limited, especially concerning the role of non-state actors like housing associations. Hierarchical government…
An exploration of concepts and polices on ‘affordable housing’ in England, Italy, Poland and The Netherlands
The term ‘affordable housing’ has been rapidly gaining currency over the last decade across Europe, both in policy and research circles. While it is often used as a synonym or close relative of the term ‘social housing’, more recently it is finding its own definition and policy instruments in specific cities and countries. However, boundaries between both concepts remain unclear. To shed light on recent developments of each of these terms, this p…
Innovative Arrangements between Public and Private Actors in Affordable Housing Provision
Affordable housing is increasingly developed, financed and managed by a mix of state, third-sector, market and community actors. This has led to the emergence of various hybrid governance and finance arrangements. This development can be seen as part of a general long-term neoliberal trend in government policies, and social, cultural and economic developments. It is therefore likely that the hybridity and variety of governance and finance of affo…
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Corporate governance (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Public relations (8 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · Urban Planning and Governance (6 works) · Business (5 works)