This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. In the intricate world of urban development, property-market decisions are woven from a complex web of uncertainty, strategy, and collaboration. This complexity is thoroughly examined in Tuna Taşan-Kok’s article, “Navigating the City: Role …
Three suggestions to keep urban planning & development within the public sector This post was written by Anna Hug. Case study research findings: understanding contemporary systems of urban governance by analyzing three recent post-industrial transition projects in a peripheral area …
Learning From Urban Realities of Ordinary Cities This post was written by Güldem Özatağan. In their recent UGoverN blogpost, Avni and Alster (2024) grabbed a significant contemporary trend: the growing tensions between local governments and illiberal states. This tension is …
This post was written by Anna Hug. On May 16th and 17th, 2023, the first annual UGoveRN International Networking Event took place in Amsterdam with Prof. Dr. Mike Raco (Bartlett School of Planning, UCL) as an international guest. The event …
This post was written by Michiel Stapper. Planning consultants are increasingly hired to organize participatory processes for urban development projects. In the article ‘Consultants as intermediaries’ we investigate how consultants perceive their role as organizers of participatory processes. In our …
Shifts in property markets are not isolated occurrences but are deeply intertwined with changes in investment actors’ behavior and wider economic and regulatory processes. Existing urban literature often overlooks the agency and behavior of property investors and their influence on …
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 …