Fostering Citizen-Led Projects Through Multi-level Engagement in Wildemanbuurt, Amsterdam
摘要
This chapter outlines the activities in the Wildeman neighborhood in Amsterdam, undertaken within the context of the New European Bauhaus project Desire by two organizations, Samenwonen-Samenleven and The Beach. It starts by describing the local context, including new policies and developments that are taking place. The main challenges are identified. Firstly, there is a lack of trust and feeling of community. Inhabitants are not being involved and do not feel ownership in the developments happening in their neighborhood. Additionally, existing community activities and services are fragmented. Several activities that attempt to deal with these challenges are then discussed. These activities include integration of and reflection on the methodologies of the two participating organizations, engagement and organization of informal networks, and the creation of Design- and Do-groups (Ontwerpen Doe groepen). These groups composed of residents, focused on designing and implementing interventions to improve the area. Each group took on a specific topic: community gardens, youth education & media, healthy relationism, circular waste processing, local coffee & tea distribution, and circular street fashion. Lastly, the results and learnings from this process are presented.