Comprehensive understanding of the merits of bottom-up urban development is lacking, thus hampering and complicating associated collaborative processes. Therefore, and given the assumed relevancies, we mapped the social, environmental and economic values generated by bottom-up developments in two Dutch urban areas, using theory-based evaluation principles. These evaluations raised insights into the values, beneficiaries and path…
Erwin Heurkens, Master City Developer, Module 6, Birmingham UK, 1 July 2022 In the last week of June we travelled to London and Birmingham for the Master City Developer MCD module International Urban Development to study and visit UK urban regeneration projects, related to research themes 1) planning in a neoliberal context. 2) private-led public places, and 3) inclusive resilient neighbourhoods. All in all, UK’s urban regeneration practice gave me the impression that it…
Erwin Heurkens, Rotterdamse Dakendagen AIR TOP^ Summit, 4 June 2021, Rotterdam.
The emergence of organic planning practices in the Netherlands introduces new, non-conventional, local actors initiating bottom-up urban developments. Dissatisfied with conventional practices and using opportunities during the 2008 financial crisis, these actors aim to create social value, thus challenging prevailing institutions. Intrigued by such actors becoming more present and influential in urban planning and development…
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…
Wie zoekt naar ‘nieuwe’ of ‘alternatieve’ instrumenten of arrangementen van financiering, als bruikbare aanvulling op of alternatief voor het bestaande financieringsinstrumentarium, komt vaak uit bij fondsen en GebiedsInvesteringsZones. TU Delft-onderzoekers Erwin Heurkens, Wouter Jan Verheul en Tom Daamen onderzoeken de mogelijkheden van deze nieuwe financieringsarrangementen. Uit welke set van regelingen, afspraken en instrumenten bestaat dit…
De Nederlandse verstedelijkingsopgave is na de VINEX-periode nadrukkelijker een transformatie- en verdichtingsopgave geworden. Tegelijkertijd zijn de maatschappelijke eisen ten aanzien van stedelijke gebieden veranderd en meer divers geworden. Dat heeft gebiedsontwikkeling inhoudelijk complexer gemaakt. Mede hierdoor zijn opgaven financieel steeds lastiger haalbaar te maken. Voorgaande problematiek leidt tot een zoektocht naar alternatieve bekostigingsbronnen voor binnenstedelijke…
Hong Kong is faced with the challenge to accommodate the on-going process of urbanization, global investment flows, and increasing environmental concerns on its scarce developable land putting the city’s sustainable growth and livability at risk. This brings forward the need to effectively govern and manage sustainable urban development, which requires the alignment of planning and…
To understand and deal with real urban development problems, urban planners, designers, and managers need to combine and synthesize a variety of academic and professional knowledge. As our urban challenges grow more complex, learning how to do this effectively becomes ever more important. For educators, this means teaching students how to work in interdisciplinary settings,…
Erwin Heurkens, Tom Daamen, Fred Hobma, Erik Louw, 8 July 2019, Stadsontwikkeling Rotterdam, Marconitoren Rotterdam For the Municipality of Rotterdam – and City Development (SO Rotterdam) in particular- – we conducted a “Spaced for Companies” research about how to manage the integration of work and living functions within the existing city. Through co-organising several interactive…