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MIGRATION AND MAJOR CITIES POLICY IN ROTTERDAM

 

Peter Bol
Researcher
City of Rotterdam


Table of Contents

1. Migration to the Netherlands and Rotterdam

1.1 History

1.2 Current situation

1.3 The five largest groups of migrants

 

2. Major Cities Policy in Rotterdam

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Development of the Major Cities Policy

2.3 Area-Specific approach

 

3. Urban policy programmes

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Reception and integration of migrants

3.3 Employment

3.4 Integrated safety policy

3.5 Integrated youth policy

 

4. Area-Specific Monitor

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Research instruments

4.3 Conclusions after 1 year

4.4 Ongoing and future research

 

5. Future prospects

5.1 Rotterdam 2005

5.2 Activating entrepreneurs

5.3 Participation of ethnic minorities

 

Appendices:

1. Rotterdam, a profile

2. Deprivation scores in Rotterdam

 

Tables:

Population of Rotterdam according to age on 1 January 1990 to 1996

Population of Rotterdam according to ethnicity on 1 January 1991 to 1996

Working population and population of Rotterdam aged 15-64 years 1987 to 1995

Incoming and working population according to business sector 1995 and 1996

Registered job seekers in Rotterdam according to age and sex 1988 to 1996

Registered unemployment in Rotterdam and the Netherlands 1988 to 1995

Housing stock classified according to ownership in Rotterdam on 1 January 1993 to 1996

Population of Rotterdam and the Netherlands 25-64 years classified according to level of education 1990 to 1993

Crimes reported to the police classified according tot category in Rotterdam 1992 to 1995

Social security benefits classified according to type of benefit on 1 January 1988 to 1996

Rent subsidies in Rotterdam on 1 January 1990 to 1995

Income and expenditure of regular services of the municipality of Rotterdam 1995 and 1996

 

Maps:

1. Deprivation in 1980

2. Deprivation in 1995

3. The 5 areas selected for the area-specific approach

 

Colophon:

* Municipality of Rotterdam:
R.M. Anderiesse
P. Bol

* Research and Statistics Centre:
C.H. Oudijk

* "Made-to Measure Research" Bureau:
C.P. Bons

 

Last update on Feb. 24, 1998