This post was written by Sara Özogul. On March 8, 2023, UGoveRN collaborated with URSI, the Urban and Regional Studies Institute of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen, to organize a seminar that focused on the …
to transform the culture of Dutch planning This post was written by Danielle Chevalier. The new Dutch Environment and Planning Act (‘Omgevingswet’) asserts itself as a gamechanger, set on changing the general bearing of Dutch planning from a demeanor of …
What do UGoveRN do on a Friday afternoon? They dive deep into the world of governance arrangements and explore the complex intersections between viability planning and virtual statecraft. This was the focus of a recent discussion session that brought together …
Shifting from the conventional Dutch planning model characterized by top-down governance and plan-led approaches, there has been a transformative movement towards a novel paradigm that embraces bottom-up dynamics and fosters private initiatives driven by property markets. This approach entails inviting …
Affordability has long been approached from an urban perspective. However, in this article Tuna Tasan-Kok, Andre Legarza and Sara Özogul introduce an approach that centers on regional governance rather than urban-centric interventions in affordable housing delivery and investment. It highlights …
On October 27th, Professor Tuna Tasan-Kok, Professor of Urban Governance and Planning at the University of Amsterdam and Chair of UGoveRN, delivered a Public Lecture at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL. The lecture was titled ‘Rethinking Property-Led Planning Through …
This post was written by Ebru Kurt Ozman. On October 20, 2022, I presented my work on authoritarian entrepreneurial governance to the UGoveRN network. My research investigates the relationship of state entrepreneurialism and self-organisation of policy networks in spatial governance, …
This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. Spatial governance and urban planning are going through a transformation phase in The Netherlands. The new Omgevingswet (Environment and Spatial Planning Act) is on the make, which will change the way cities are …
UGoveRN is organising a special issue in the journal Planning Theory with the title “Tomorrow’s planning: Harnessing value from today’s property investment and development”. The special issue editors are Tuna Tasan-Kok, Sara Özogul and Martijn Dröes. Different conceptualizations, measures, and …
The use of contracts to achieve public objectives has gained momentum since the 1980s. Dr. Stapper, Assistant Professor of Law and Governance at Tilburg Law School, examines the implications of the increased utilization of private legal instruments for participatory democracy …
The Global Meeting of the Law and Society Association occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, from July 13-16, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was conducted partly online. Among the attendees were members of UGoveRN, who had their own conference …
UGoveRN members recently organized a field trip in Amsterdam Oudzuid and the Zuidas to explore the transformation of planning in the city. The occasion of visiting researcher Federica Scaffidi to the University of Amsterdam provided the perfect opportunity for the …