bloemkoolwijk

12:21 Mar 15, 2012
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / urban planning
Dutch term or phrase: bloemkoolwijk
Does anyone with a good knowledge of urban planning know if there is an English term for bloemkoolwijk? Plenty of hits for 'cauliflower neighbourhood' on Dutch sites, but I'm not convinced.

Wikipedia: "Bloemkoolwijk (ook wel spaghettiwijk) is een term uit de ruimtelijke ordening en planologie. Met dit begrip bedoelen planologen en stedenbouwkundigen een specifiek stedelijk woonmilieu uit de periode 1970 – 1985. ... De bloemkoolwijken die sinds 1970 werden gebouwd kenmerken zich door kronkelende paden en hofjes."

See also the photo here: http://bouwwereld.nl/nieuws/sev-introduceert-kanskaart-bloem...

All help appreciated!
Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 06:08


Summary of answers provided
3 +1Ribbon Development
Francina
4 -1Housing Estate
Dave Greatrix
3cul-de-sac neighbourhoods
Peter van der Hoek
Summary of reference entries provided
Tract housing
Ide Verhelst (X)

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Housing Estate


Explanation:
I can't really see anything against "housing estate" - because that's what this is. We had the same popping up all over the UK in the seventies. Large extensions of towns and cities purely for thousands of identical houses.

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:08
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Native speaker of: English
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disagree  philgoddard: No, they're the very opposite of this - a reaction against faceless and impersonal suburbs.
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Ribbon Development


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_development
Ribbon development means building houses along the routes of communications radiating from a human settlement. Such development generated great concern in the United Kingdom during the 1920s and the 1930s, as well as in numerous other countries.

Page 40 last paragraph talks about the 'cauliflower' structure and Ribbon development.
http://www.localgov.gov.tt/devplanning/SF_SS_Mar09.pdf
…can be called a “cauliflower”. This structure works well to ensure that non-local traffic can bypass these neighbourhoods. Furthermore, promoting other modes of…
The principal disadvantage of this structure is that… Because of the former ribbon development along these roads it is nearly impossible…



Francina
United States
Local time: 00:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
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agree  Lianne van de Ven: Referencing both terms in the translation is an excellent option.
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neutral  Jack den Haan: Hmmm... as far as I know, ribbon development is called *lint*bebouwing in Dutch. That doesn't seem to be the same as 'bloemkoolwijk'.
1 day 2 hrs

neutral  Ide Verhelst (X): Ik ben het eens met Jack.
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cul-de-sac neighbourhoods


Explanation:
These cauliflower neighbourhoods are characterised by the implementation of cul-de-sacs.

Although I personally don't see a problem with the term "cauliflower neighbourhood", it does seem that the term nearly always comes from Dutch sources. Therefore the use of "cul-de-sac neighbourhoods" may be a good option.

Peter van der Hoek
Spain
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
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Reference comments


1 day 1 hr
Reference: Tract housing

Reference information:
Seems to come close, just take a look on Google Images, e.g.: http://photos.echeng.com/Journal/NAB-Show-2011/16595036_RjKG... .

Wikipedia: Tract housing is a style of housing development in which multiple similar homes are built on a tract of land which is subdivided into individual small lots.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tract_housing
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Suburbia_by_David_Shankbon...
Ide Verhelst (X)
Belgium
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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