Rowie Huijbregts, Erwin Heurkens, Fred Hobma, 5 July 2019, European Real Estate Society (ERES) Conference, Cercy-Pontoise, Paris, France Pressing societal and environmental challenges influence real estate investment and development. Due to urbanization, gentrification, climate change and resource scarcity, the global call for more responsible and sustainable market behaviour has grown. As such, the notion of…

Hoe kunnen initiatiefnemers van stedelijke transformatie omgaan met versnipperd eigendom? Welke strategieën kunnen initiatiefnemer(s) hanteren bij versnipperd eigendom? Wat betekenen de strategieën voor grondtransacties, samenwerking, tempo en onderlinge afhankelijkheid van kavels? Hobma, F. Heurkens, E., & Van der Wal, H. (2019). Versnipperd Grondeigendom: Hoe ga je om met verschillende grondeigenaren bij binnenstedelijke transformatie. Stedelijke Transformatie…

Regional Studies Association (RSA) Conference 2019, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 5 June 2019 Circular economy, that is a system in which resources circulate in ‘closed loops’ and waste generation is minimised, emerged as new sustainability paradigm, challenging the existing economic models and sustainable development practices. Transition towards circular economy was placed high on the agenda…

Although publication of a vast amount of socially responsible investment policies suggests that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a common feature in today’s global real estate industry, in practice and research, the meaning and implementation of CSR principles remains largely unclear. Therefore, this study examines the use of CSR by comparing real estate investment…

Het instrument stedelijke kavelruil ondersteunt het tot stand komen van een privaat-private overeenkomst over het ruilen van onroerende zaken op vrijwillige basis. Kortom, het ondersteunt private initiatieven en plannen voor de herontwikkeling, herstructurering en transformatie in bestaand stedelijk gebied. Dit sluit perfect aan op de filosofie van de Omgevingswet, de trend naar faciliterend gemeentelijk grondbeleid…

Het realiseren van klimaatdoelen is complex, omdat er vaak een gat bestaat tussen beleidsintenties en acties. Gebiedsontwikkeling kan een belangrijke drager zijn voor de implementatie van energiebeleid. Door in gebieden energie-oplossingen te integreren, leveren zij een bijdrage aan de energietransitie. In dit artikel laat onderzoeker Erwin Heurkens (TU Delft, Gebiedsontwikkeling) zien hoe gemeenten in Denemarken,…

Regional Studies Association (RSA) Conference 2018, Lugano Switzerland, 3 June 2018 Circular economy, the new ‘buzzword’ in urban and regional studies and policy debates, is about shifting from linear production process towards a circular in which the generation of waste is minimised, materials circulate in ‘closed loops’ and waste is not considered a burden but…

Governing climate mitigation is complex, as the recurring gap between policy intentions and actions exhibits. Interventions at the urban scale represent an opportunity to implement energy policy targets. Urban development projects can function as carrier to implement innovative energy solutions as ‘by-product’. To do so, planners must proactively and strategically deploy planning instruments to influence…

Cities all over the world are searching for ways to become more resilient to climate change effects and related economic challenges. The general consensus seems to be that resilience refers to the ability of a system to respond to exogenous and endogenous pressures. Resilient urban redevelopment through sustainable building adaption could possibly be a strategy,…

Consensus on effective strategies and partnerships for delivering sustainable urban redevelopment projects in the Netherlands has yet to be reached. Although there is growing expectance of developing real estate in compliance with BREEAM certifications, it seems that scaling up such projects to an urban area level, taking into account far more complex social, environmental and…