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 …
On December 3, 2021, the Connect21 Webinar Seminar held its third session, which focused on the effects of Covid19 on the creation of (mis)matches between urban policies and real estate industry activities. v Real estate actors have traditionally been quick …
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 was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. We developed a conceptual perspective arguing that complex institutional and organisational arrangements in market-driven urban development can be comprehended through fragmented governance architectures. We propose an original thesis: entrepreneurial urban governance requires, and …
This post was written by Sara Özogul. Economic geography and housing studies have started to explore how institutional investment works and its impact on specific cities or areas. However, there has been less focus on understanding how institutional investment operates …
The Connect21 webinar series brings together international experts in the fields of planning and real estate to discuss the latest trends and challenges facing urban development. The second session of the Connect21 Webinar Seminar took place on June 23, 2021, …
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 …
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 …