De staat als twaalfde man: Hoe overheidsinvesteringen de publieke waarde van stadions in gebiedsontwikkeling kunnen versterken

In what way can a football stadium contribute to public values of a municipality? Why does a municipality want to (financially) participate in a stadium project? The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if a football stadium has influence on public goals and can contribute to the public value of a municipality. It stretches around the...

Investor-led urban development. Lessons from community-oriented investment strategies applied by developing investors in the United States.

In Dutch urban development practice the emphasis is shifting toward incremental development processes and private sector-led development. Being long term oriented the investor is commonly considered the central actor in future urban development. However, it insight is needed in how the investor can be committed to incremental urban redevelopment...

Bedrijven en steden: Bedrijfshuisvesting van Nationale-Nederlanden in Den Haag

Cities need corporations and vice versa. The initiative Corporations and Cities focus on the relation between urban development and large scale organisations, such as multinationals and governmental institutions. This master thesis researches the relationship between Nationale-Nederlanden and The Hague on the field of corporate accommodation. A...

Private Sector-led Urban Development Projects: Management, Partnerships & Effects in the Netherlands and the UK

Subject of study is Private Sector-led Urban Development Projects. Such projects involve property developers taking a leading role and local authorities adopting a facilitating role in the management of the development of an urban area, based on a framework of public requirements and a formal contractual public-private role division. Such a...

Sturen op haalbaarheid en relatie: Interventies om disfunctionele conflicten bij Publiek Private Samenwerking in ruimtelijke ontwikkelingsprojecten te voorkomen

Introduction Conflicts are fascinating. Two urban development projects on which I was involved as a manager both entailed a close working partnership between a local authority and a project developer. Conflicts arose on a regular basis. Following a conflict, a period of mistrust and non-communication would ensue – a form of ceasefire that did...

Beyond the World Fair

World Expos are ‘world known’ events, with its core business to meet, learn and innovate. The national pavilions specially build for these events are outstanding architectural structures to show off the visitors and the rest of the world. What many people do not know is that the post-use of these structures and the surrounding area are in many...