1. Place and Property Rethinking a relationship Dave Havermans Wim Heijs Jos Smeets

2. Content Introduction Place: definition & dimensions Property: definition Place & Property: 3 dimensions Concluding remarks / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 2 ERES 2011

3. Introduction First ideas Focus RE Theory mainly on physical dimensions, pricing, etc. In this contribution attention to motives of behavior and action and meaning of buildings as well as the environment of the building / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 3 ERES 2011

4. Place // Definition “Would you like to come around to my place” “My place is not your place” “Eindhoven is a nice place” “She puts me in my place” “A place for everything and everything in its place” [Creswell, 2004] / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 4 ERES 2011

5. Place // Definition Place versus Space “What begins as undifferentiated space becomes place as we get to know it better and endow it with value” [Tuan, 1977] Various scales Place as a process / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 5 ERES 2011

6. Place // Dimensions In general 3 dimensions of ‘place’ (Canter, 1977; Relph, 1976) / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 6 ERES 2011

7. Place // Dimensions In general 3 dimensions of ‘place’ (Canter, 1977; Relph, 1976) / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 7 ERES 2011

8. Place // Dimensions In general 3 dimensions of ‘place’ (Canter, 1977; Relph, 1976) / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 8 ERES 2011

9. Place // Dimensions In general 3 dimensions of ‘place’ (Canter, 1977; Relph, 1976) / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 9 ERES 2011

10. Property // Definition Property as a bundle of rights: Control of use (exclusive possession) Right to any benefit from the property Right to transfer or sell (conveyance) Right to exclude others (enclosure) Focus is on ‘real property’ (buildings + environment) / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 10 ERES 2011

11. Property // Definition / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 11 ERES 2011 state of exclusive rights and control over property the control a person intentionally exercises towards a property

12. Place &Property // Rethinking a relationship / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 12 ERES 2011

13. Place & Property // Physical attributes / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 13 ERES 2011 TypologyOwnership & possession separated? YesNo Ownership land & building(s) separated? Yes Landlord with ground lease Occupier owns building without land and possess buildings + land No Landlord Occupier owns and possess buildings as well as land

14. Place & Property // Activities / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 14 ERES 2011 Rented-sectorOwner-occupied sector Advantages - Greater flexibility - No maintenance risks - Possible rent subsidy - Adaptable - Greater security living costs - Fiscal benefits Disadvantages- Uncertainty living costs - No gaining of capital - Limitation of adaptation - Less flexible - Maintenance risks - Financial risks

15. Place & Property // Activities / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 15 ERES 2011 Right to exclude others: For example: Parochialization: Appropriation of public domain by certain groups Can mismatch with the possessors of surrounding buildings

16. Place & Property // Meanings / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 16 ERES 2011 Meanings of home [Després, 1991]: Reflection of ideas & values Indicator of Personal Status Permanence & Continuity Relationships with Family & Friends > ‘Feelings of Attachment’ Security & Control Center of Activities > ‘Satisfaction’ Acting Upon & Modifying dwelling > ‘Feelings of ownership’ Differs among, individuals/groups

17. Place & Property // Meanings / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 17 ERES 2011 Attachment to places: Ownership predicts higher home attachment not to neighborhood For renters more difficult to experience high attachments [Brown et al., 2004]

18. Place & Property // Meanings / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 18 ERES 2011 Satisfaction: Homeowners more satisfied with housing situations than tenants Unknown related to innate preference for homeownership or due to housing policies pushing households into direction of homeownership [Elsinga & Hoekstra, 2005]

19. Place & Property // Meanings / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 19 ERES 2011 Feeling of ownership: People evaluate ideas & objects more favorably. Cause people to view tangible and intangible possessions as part of extended self Trigger a sense of responsibility for the entity [Van Dyne & Pierce, 2004]

20. Concluding remarks RE Theory should give more attention to possession and meaning Management should emphasis meaning of places and properties Strengthen feelings of ownership / Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning PAGE 20 ERES 2011

21. Thank you for your attention!! Dave Havermans Wim Heijs Jos Smeets