At a time of public sector retrenchment in urban regeneration it has become increasingly important to understand how planners can help create better places. Recent studies suggest that planners must behave as market actors by strategically deploying planning tools to influence market behaviour. In this context, this paper examines how local planning authorities use a…
Throughout history there has always been a clear distinction in the citymaking process between the role of the Administration as a planner and manager of public infrastructures and spaces and the role of private entities as property developers and builders. Following a general economic trend on privatization of public functions, in recent years we have seen private entities…
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…
MASTER CITY DEVELOPER – STEDELIJKE GEBIEDSONTWIKKELING By Erwin Heurkens Master City Developer (MCD), December 2013, Rotterdam
Hoe kan de overheid samenwerken met de markt? Welke rol hebben planners daarbij? Welke vaardigheden heeft de planner van de toekomst? Op 2 oktober vond aansluitend op de promotie van Erwin Heurkens een debat plaats, waarbij deze vragen centraal stonden. Promotie seminar over de dans tussen overheid en markt Conclusies: Adams: De overheid moet zich…