UGoveRN’s Connect21 project recently held its first early career seminar, which included a panel discussion featuring the academic mentors of the session. The mentors who participated in the panel discussion were Tuna Tasan-Kok, Professor of Urban Governance and Planning at …
(Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more: Haddaway) This post was written by Tobias Arnoldussen. The particular team that I am a member of for UGoveRN is called law and policy. A rather generic and self-evident sounding name, …
The pandemic has caused an upheaval in various sectors, and the real estate industry has not been immune to its effects. Covid19 has brought to the forefront longstanding issues in planning equitable cities and has led to new ideas about …
In a new publication, Igor Pessoa investigates the potential of self-organized initiatives to disrupt the underlying dynamics of spatial fragmentation in Brazilian metropolises by fostering social connections among diverse groups. As a governance researcher, he is interested in the relationship …
This post was written by Andre Legarza. Three projects have been awarded a 2021 Seed Grant XL, with a maximum of up €10.000 per grant, by the Centre for Urban Studies (CUS). The project “Levelling the Playing-Field of Urban Planning: …
In a new publication in European Planning Studies, UGoveRN member Sina Shahab (Cardiff University), together with Thomas Hartman (TU Dortmund) and Arend Jonkman (TU Delft), explores how municipalities strategically use land policy to develop land for housing. The article examines …
This post has been written by Sara Özogul. Governance and planning studies are increasingly focused on property development and the role of property investors. However, these investors are often seen as a single group, despite being diverse in reality. Some …
Real estate investment and development are key processes that shape contemporary cities. Nonetheless, meaningful engagement between scholars from the fields of Urban Studies, Spatial Planning and Real Estate is rare. At the same time, stereotypes attached to both public and private …
This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. One of the first ‘fun’ books I’ve read during my BA education was a book published in 1516, Thomas More’s ‘Utopia’, which was suggested by my urban economics professor as an extra reading …
This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. The contemporary governance of cities is strongly influenced by market dependency and private sector involvement. In a new publication, my co-authors Rob Atkinson, Maria Lucia Refinetti Martins, and I focus on the fragmentation …
This post was written by Nagwa Kady. Reflections from Property Webinar Series Session #1 In the first session of the Property Webinar Series “Corporate Social Responsibility in Real Estate in Times of Crises” – three expert panelists Mendel Giezen (Associate …
This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. In a new publication in Urban Studies, Martijn van den Hurk and I provide in-depth empirical insight into contractual arrangements for urban regeneration projects in the Netherlands. Urban regeneration projects involve complex contractual …