by admin_user | Jul 7, 2026 | Engage, Publications
What shapes the city? What shapes the city? This book answers with a fresh, relational lens: spatial governance landscapes, the dynamic interplay between planning regulation and property-market strategies. Centered on the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam, Spatial...
by admin_user | Jun 17, 2026 | Engage, Inspiration, Perspectives
Towards post-growth infrastructures symposium review Last week, Federico Savini and I hosted our symposium ‘Towards post-growth infrastructures: rethinking the material and cultural conditions of prosperity’ at the University of Amsterdam and its newly renovated and...
by admin_user | Jun 9, 2026 | Engage, Inspiration
It’s a wrap: CORNER event in Amsterdam a great success! The organising committee would like to thank everyone who presented or attended the CORNER Amsterdam event on 2 to 4 June 2026 at the University of Amsterdam. Your participation ensured a successful event...
by admin_user | May 26, 2026 | Engage, Inspiration, Mobility, Reflections
Using soft maps as an art-based planning intervention In the past two years we have been working with visual artist Jan Rothuizen and colleagues from the city of Amsterdam to develop critical art-based methods for planning. Our main interest is how artworks can be...
by admin_user | May 22, 2026 | Researchers
Marije Koudstaal PhD Researcher Environment Climate justice, heat stress and public spaces are central themes in my research. To what extend are local climate measures taken to adapt to climate change equal for all residents? Taking a social approach, this PhD...
by admin_user | May 19, 2026 | Researchers
Quintijn de Leng PhD Researcher Environment I am a PhD candidate with a background in geography and ethnography. Previously, I have conducted field work on the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain, in which I engaged with critical theory to look at how pilgrim...
by admin_user | May 19, 2026 | Researchers
Darren Sierhuis PhD Researcher Mobility I am a researcher and lecturer at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and an external PhD-candidate at the University of Amsterdam. I engage with a diversity of societal issues on theoretical and practical levels,...
by admin_user | Apr 29, 2026 | Governance, Perspectives, Reflections
Why planners should pay much more attention to State Avoiders There is an increase in people who are discontented with the Dutch State and no longer trust that state institutions work for the common good (de Ridder, 2025). This can be explained by recent failures of...
by admin_user | Apr 29, 2026 | Researchers
Rubén Vezzoni Postdoctoral Researcher Environment As a postdoctoral researcher at UvA, I research the political economy of decarbonising the built environment. I’ve published extensively on different dimensions of the green transition – from energy to agri-food...
by admin_user | Apr 18, 2026 | Engage, Events, Learn
CORNER: Science to meet you A travelling art and research exposition on housing and energy proudly presented by: Pathways to Inclusive, Affordable, and Sustainable Housing When & where 2-4 June 2026 Roeterseiland CampusUniversity of Amsterdam On 2 to 4 June 2026,...
