Demand-Driven Life-Cycle Management: Developing Urban Neighborhoods
Changes in residential population structure over the course of life-cycles
ISOE investigates the social dimensions of life-cycles. The population of neighbourhood changes over time. This change is driven by demographic aging and the transformations undergone during different phases of familial and household cycles, as well as by residents moving in and out.
Certain questions form the core of the research project: How does the population structure change over the course of a life-cycle? How do socio-demographical developments and the life-cycle of buildings interact within a neighbourhood area? How can neighbourhoods from the 1950s – 1970s be adapted to the needs of new groups of residents? What requirements for demand-driven neighbourhood renewal can be deduced from these changes and developments?
One focus of the research is the development of indicators that can be used to observe changes in inner-city neighbourhoods over the course of use-cycles. Another focus point is the analysis of the demand for inner-city housing. An empirical study of selected municipalities will examine the motivation behind both intra-city and city-suburb migration, looking in particular for target groups potentially interested in housing development areas from the 1950's to the 1970's. An analysis of the housing needs and requirements of potential demand groups can supply important starting points for a demand-driven renewal of inner-city neighbourhoods. These can then form the basis for the development of innovative housing concepts, which would make the neighbourhoods attractive for new residential groups. Moreover, innovative and communicative tools for promoting neighbourhoods (e.g. neighbourhood marketing campaigns, participation) will, in close cooperation with municipalities and housing development companies, be developed and tested.