Print Email Facebook Twitter Obsolescence: The underlying processes Title Obsolescence: The underlying processes Author Thomsen, A.F. Nieboer, N.E.T. Van der Flier, C.L. Faculty Architecture and The Built Environment Department OTB Date 2015-06-29 Abstract Obsolescence, defined as the process of declining performance of buildings, is a serious threat for the value, the usefulness and the life span of housing properties. Thomsen and van der Flier (2011) developed a model in which obsolescence is categorised on the basis of two distinctions, namely between endogenous and exogenous cause-effect relationships and between physical and behavioural cause-effect relationships. In this way, the model presents a classification of underlying factors of obsolescence. However, these underlying factors, more specifically the underlying cause-effect relations, are still a black box. In this paper we try to disclose this. Based on a review of related models concerning the process of declining performance of built property, we present several hypotheses on cause-effect relationships underlying obsolescence of dwellings and discuss their relevance and appropriateness for future research on the topic. Subject obsolescencedecayhousing stockproperty valueportfolio analysis To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a7a4221d-2649-4d2b-adc5-095a8f6e3e06 Publisher ENHR Source ENHR 2015 Conference ‘Housing and Cities in a time of change: are we focusing on People?’ Lisbon, Portugal, 29 June-1 July 2015 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2015 The Author(s) Files PDF 320228.pdf 334.88 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:a7a4221d-2649-4d2b-adc5-095a8f6e3e06/datastream/OBJ/view