Erwin Heurkens, 17 December 2020, Master City Developer, Module 7 In order to draw lessons from foreign practices of urban planning and development one needs to comprehend the methodological issues related to international comparative studies and lesson-drawing. Institutional comparisons between cultures, systems and practices making use of institutional models assist in understanding and explaining context-specific…
In de praktijk van de Nederlandse gebiedsontwikkeling komt de nadruk steeds meer te liggen op de (her)ontwikkeling van binnenstedelijke gebieden. Terwijl publieke en private rollen verschuiven wordt de lange termijn belegger een centrale rol toegedicht. Uit dit onderzoek blijkt dat (Amerikaanse) belegger-gestuurde gebiedsontwikkeling perspectief biedt voor de in transitie verkerende Nederlandse praktijk. Het vraagt echter wel om een andere inrichting…
American cities can be seen as exponents of neoliberal planning concepts implemented throughout the last half century. Also cities worldwide have followed similar or related urban development strategies for establishing economic growth. But are American cities still fit for the 21st century? Are they able to take the lead in building more sustainable urban futures?…
What the public and private roles should be is one of the main issues in contemporary urban development. This paper builds upon findings from international-oriented Master and PhD studies at the TU Delft. It advocates for adaptive public leadership on a strategic level, and calls for committed private leadership on a tactical level. We argue that – when applied…
