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Staff members with discipline Planning & Development

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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Sustainable and resilient urban planning and design,Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change mitigation strategies and policies, spatial urban analytics- spatial statistics and modelling, GeoDesign, machine learning, and the integration of IoT... read more
Z. (Zahra) Assarkhaniki, Dr
Contact
z.assarkhaniki rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Planning
∇ Multi-perspective approach in spatial planning and design
∇ Children's rights and the city
∇ Participatory urban planning and design
∇ Child-focused urban environments
∇ Sustainable City Models: Circular City
∇ Pluralistic Education in Spatial Planning &...
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O. (Özlemnur) Ataol, PhD
Contact
o.ataol rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Spatial and Institutional Design
Especially interested in perception, when spaces becomes places and how such processes are influenced by the strategy and governance of the marketing and branding of cities, regions and countries.In addition, interested in every aspect of the historical... read more
M. (Martin) Boisen, MSc
Contact
m.boisen rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Integrated flood risk management and climate adaptation, urban climate resilience, spatial quality, spatial planning, floating urbanization, institutional continuity and change, organisational adaptation, boundary spanning, discourse and framing analysis
dr. M.A. (Margo) van den Brink
Contact
m.a.van.den.brink rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor Water and Planning
As coördinator of the Knowledgeplatform (www.kennisplatformleefbaar.nl) I lead a multidisciplinary team, conduct and supervise research and organise public debates to stimulate the interaction between research, policy and practice. As a platform we work... read more
dr. N.A. (Nienke) Busscher
Contact
n.a.busscher rug.nl
+31 6 3198 5069
Function
Coordinator Knowledge Platform
dr. T. (Tim) Busscher
Contact
t.busscher rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Infrastructure Planning
Geographical Information Systems (GIS), cartography and digital mapping, Information management for Humanitarian aid, Organisation and Team Support
Q.N. (Quinten) Dengerink
Contact
q.n.dengerink rug.nl
Function
Coordinator GIS Support Desk
My research is about how groups of people share their dreams and ideas with the prospect of collaborating in making places that work. Who talks with whom about what at what moment in what way? These questions determine whether they succeed in forging a... lees meer
dr. ir. T. (Terry) van Dijk
Contact
t.van.dijk rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor Planning and Design
Water Sensitive City
Adaptive Water Governance
Institutional Design
Flood Resilience
Multilevel Governance
Climate Change Adaptation
Indonesia
M. (Martin) Drenth
Contact
m.drenth rug.nl
Function
Project and programme management, collective learning, organisational learning, adaptivity, risk management
dr. ir. E.A.J. (Bert) de Groot, PhD
Contact
e.a.j.de.groot rug.nl
Function
Honorary fellow
Integrated transport infrastructure- and areadevelopment, (added) value assessment, consensus
A.M. (Anne Marel) Hilbers, MSc
Contact
a.m.hilbers rug.nl
Function
PhD student
My PhD research focuses on frontrunners within communities that perform community-based climate adaptation initiatives. Within this research. I examine how place-based climate adaptation initiatives take shape, what makes them succesful, and how they can... read more
L.A.M. (Lisa) Hof, MSc
Contact
l.a.m.hof rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Sustainability, Place-based development, Climate change and adaptation, Socio-Spatial Planning and Spatial Transformation, (Inter-)subjective aspects of planning, Citizen initiatives and resourceful communities, Sense of Place, Values, Leadership,... read more
prof. dr. L.G. (Ina) Horlings
Contact
l.g.horlings rug.nl
Function
Full Prof. Dr. Socio-Spatial Planning
Environmental and Infrastructure Planning, Design Methods, Quality Assurance in Education.
prof. dr. ir. P. (Paul) Ike
Contact
p.ike rug.nl
+31 50 36 33895
Function
Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Infrastructure Planning
Landscape Architecture, spatial design, strategic design, spatial planning
dr. ir. J. (Annet) Kempenaar
Contact
j.kempenaar rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Spatial Design and Water Management
leadership in planning processes
planning theory
post-growth planning
regional and state planning
research-practice interfaces
roles of planners
spatial transformations
C.W. (Christian) Lamker, Dr
Contact
c.w.lamker rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Sustainable Transformation and Regional Planning
Infrastructure Planning:
Management in Planning
Adaptive Planning and Programming
Public-public and Public-private cooperation
Project- and program management
Market systems and dynamic contracting
Governance en institutional design
prof. ir. W.L. (wim) Leendertse
Contact
w.l.leendertse rug.nl
Function
Professor Management in Infrastructure Planning
Socio-spatial planning
N. A. (Nika) Lindhout, MSc
Contact
n.a.lindhout rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
S.L. (Sarah) Mawhorter, PhD
Contact
s.l.mawhorter rug.nl
+31 50 36 32737
Function
Assistant Professor of Housing
Field / Discipline
Infrastructure planning; Cross-sectoral governance; Institutional theory and analysis; Transdisciplinary research
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Contact
robin.neef rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
Expert in the field of Real Estate Development including financial, legal, spatial and managerial aspects
prof. dr. E.F. (Ed) Nozeman
Contact
e.f.nozeman rug.nl
+31 50 36 33897
Function
Professor Economic Geography (Faculty of Spatial Sciences)
- entrepreneurial governance
- institutional transformations
- planning and property market dynamics
- residential property investment
- planning theories
S. (Sara) Özogul, PhD
Contact
s.ozogul rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning
Mobility and infrastructure 
Transport geography
Active and sustainable mobility
Cycling and e-bike mobility
Sustainble city logistics
Research and consulting
dr. P.A. (Paul) Plazier
Contact
p.a.plazier rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher transport geography
Land Development
Land Conservation
Complexity Science
R.P. (Rama) Putra, MSc
Contact
r.p.putra rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Specialist in urban self-organization, uncertainties in strategic urban planning, and adaptive approaches to urban governance and planning. Field research topics include neighbourhood (re)development, community initiatives, accessibility, city logistics,... read more
dr. W.S. (Ward) Rauws
Contact
w.s.rauws rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor Spatial Planning
My research mainly focuses on bridging the worlds of flood risk management and spatial planning, with the goal to generate insights on how to create more flood resilient places and landscapes from a spatial and institutional design perspective. Central to... read more
B. (Britta) Restemeyer, Dr
Contact
b.restemeyer rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Spatial and Institutional Design
No picture available
Contact
r.h.rijnks rug.nl
Function
Assistent Professor GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Planning Methods
S.A. (Shreya) Satheesh
Contact
s.a.satheesh rug.nl
Function
PhD Researcher
Research assistant at the Knowledge Platform, which collects and shares knowledge and research that is relevant for social policy in the Groningen gas extraction area. The Knowledge Platform stimulates partnerships to create more attention for social... read more
W.E. (Willemijn) Schreuder, MSc
Contact
w.e.schreuder rug.nl
Function
Researcher Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen
My research focuses on resilient and sustainable communities and place-making with an emphasis on the role and relevance of collective action (citizen initiatives, participatory governance but also protest movements/dissent). The themes I have recently... read more
E.M. (Elen-Maarja) Trell-Zuidema, Dr
Contact
e.m.trell rug.nl
+31 50 36 38374
Function
Associate Professor Resilient and Sustainable Communities
I am an assistant professor of environmental planning at the Department of Spatial Planning and Environment, Faculty of Spatial Sciences. My main research and teaching interests are situated in the broadly defined field of political ecology with empirical... read more
E. (Ethemcan) Turhan, Dr
Contact
e.turhan rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning
I am interested in people and places, which is why I work as an assistant professor at the Department of Spatial Planning & Environment at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences (FSS). In my position I am involved in academic research and education. My research... read more
dr. G. (Gwenda) van der Vaart
Contact
g.van.der.vaart rug.nl
+31 6 5231 7254
Function
Assistant Professor
I am an Assistant Professor of Infrastructure Planning, Governance & Methodology at the University of Groningen (2016—current). I am affiliated with the Department of Spatial Planning and Environment of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. I am program... read more
dr. S. (Stefan) Verweij
Contact
s.verweij rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Infrastructure Planning, Governance & Methodology
Johan Woltjer is Professor of Urban Development and Planning, and Dean of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands. He was previously at the University of Westminster, United Kingdom, and various other universities including... read more
prof. dr. J. (Johan) Woltjer
Contact
j.woltjer rug.nl
Function
Professor of Urban Development and Planning
Environmental planning, integrated energy planning, sustainable development, governance renewal, decentralization, (post-)contingency theory, adaptive planning
prof. dr. C. (Christian) Zuidema
Contact
c.zuidema rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor Spatial Planning
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