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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …