Local authorities, housing corporations and residents are wrestling with the legacy of the post-war building boom in all kinds of places in the Netherlands. Neighbourhoods that once embodied the promise of social harmony and individual fulfilment are by now suffering from impoverishment and disintegration. Demolition followed by the construction of modern new buildings seems to be the only remedy. But is this tabula rasa model really the ultimate strategy? Or are there alternatives that do more justice to the social ambitions of the original design?... more