Regional planning: an arena of interests, institutions and relations

This special issue approaches regional planning as a contested arena of strategic planning. With this view, we transcend the idea that regional planning is purely a matter of scale and approach the complexity of regional planning from three perspectives: interests, institutions and relations. The perspective of ‘interests’ reveals the various...

Open data bij de gemeente Delft: perspectieven van de inwoners op het beleid

Assessment of the Governance System Regarding Adoption of Energy Efficient Appliances by Households in Nigeria

The adoption of energy efficient electrical appliances by households has a great potential to reduce electricity consumption in Nigeria. A well-formulated and implemented policy (mix) to spur adoption is said to be required to drive this process. This article presents an assessment of policies that aim to spur adoption among households, and the...

Delivering change: Towards fit-for-purpose governance of adaptation to flooding and drought

This book addresses pressing challenges of policy makers, planners and project managers in the water sector to successfully implement adaptation action. It draws on case studies about water sensitive urban design (WSUD) in Australia and the Room for the River flood protection programme in the Netherlands. The book explains a procedure for...

An exploration of the use of open government data by private organisations: Contributing to the improvement of governmental policies by examining the current use of open government data by private organisations in the Netherlands

This is an explorative research into the, successful, usage of open government data. Based on this research recommendations are made to contribute to the improvement of governmental open data policies. Questions discussed are: How are private organisations using open government data? Under which socio-technical conditions do (the selected)...

Analysing outsourcing policies in an asset management context: A six-stage model

Asset managers of civil infrastructure are increasingly outsourcing their maintenance. Whereas maintenance is a cyclic process, decisions to outsource decisions are often project-based, and confusing the discussion on the degree of outsourcing. This paper presents a six-stage model that facilitates the top-down discussion for analysing the...