Author Archives: Erwin Heurkens

International Approaches to Real Estate Development

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In the edited book International Approaches to Real Estate Development Graham Squires and I compare different approaches to real estate development across the globe, both developed and developing countries, by introducing an institutional model and themes and issues of real estate development. An international approach to the study and teaching of real estate is increasingly important in today’s global…

Netherlands: a search for alternative public-private development strategies from neighbouring countries

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While for a long time the Dutch followed their own path in land and property development, they have now broadened their scope to alternative approaches. One might argue that they are forced to do so by changing market conditions on the one hand, and a different, neoliberal political attitude towards the role of the public sector in planning and…

Private sector-led urban development projects: Comparative insights from planning practices in the Netherlands and the UK

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Dutch planning practice in recent decades witnesses the emergence of private sector-led urban development projects. Such projects are ‘led’ by property developers and ‘facilitated’ by local planning authorities aimed to realize both planning and market objectives. However, remarkably little academic attention has been paid to how public and private actors decisively organize and manage these projects in practice. This…