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| The Delfshaven Dakpark (literally roof park) is one of the largest public parks on a roof (according to the Dakpark admin. Also running up these steps deserve a Rocky fist pump! |
For the last part of the Housing and Urban Livelihoods (UHL) specialization course, we are to conduct a mini-research using both qualitative (interview) and quantitative (survey questionnaire) data collection at an actual neighborhood in Rotterdam, Bospolder-Tusendijken in Delfshaven.
We met with the client, the Havensteder housing association, for an orientation. Afterwards, we were given a walking tour around the neighborhood to get a sense of our study locale.
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| The orientation venue was at a quaint coffee shop (Stroop Rotterdam) cum community center. |
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| Havensteder (housing association) guy gave us an overview of the neighborhood and their initiatives here. The venue is actually one of their projects. |
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| We were introduced to two of our student assistants/translators for our field surveys and interviews. |
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| The walking tour begins, now... |
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| 1943 Park (named after the WWII bombing in 1943) |
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| They remember. |
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| Le Medi, not quite Islamic-design-inspired as can be, IMHO. |
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| Near-empty streets... |
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| Intersections |
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| Dakpark closeup |
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| Delfshaven feels |
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| Thruway mural |
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| Family picture! |
This look-see was good (and fun). It certainly gave us the needed information moving forward and enough estimation on our (field)work cut out for us.
And to be out and about -- it was nice.
